I Like Music With a Message

Inoculated City -the Clash!...
the soldier boy for his soldiers pay-obeys
the seargent at arms whatever he says
the seargent will for his seargents pay-obey
the captain till his dying day
the captain will for his captains pay -obey
the general order of battle play
the generals bow to the government-obey
the charge you must not relent

what of the neighbors & the prophets in bars?
what are they saying in the public bazaar?
we are tired of the tune you must not relent

at every stroke of the bell in the tower there goes
another boy from another side
the bulletins that steady come in say those
familliar words at the top of the hour
the jamming city increases its hum & those
terrible words continue to come
through brass music of government hear those
guns tattoo a roll on the drums

no-one mentions the neighboring war
no-one knows what they're fighting for
we are tired of the tune
you must not relent

an often overlooked classic from side 2 of Combat Rock,
it's message rings as true today as it did when Strummer/Jones penned it back in the day.