I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.

Yankee soldier
He wanna shoot some skag
He met it in Cambodia
But now he can't afford a bag

Yankee dollar talk
To the dictator of the world
In fact it's giving orders
An' they can't afford to miss a word

I'm so bored with the U...S...A...
I'm so bored with the U...S...A...
But what can I do ?

Yankee detectives
Are always on the T.V.
'Cos killers in America
Work seven days a week

Never mind the stars and stripes
Let's play the Watergate Tapes
I'll salute the New Wave
And I hope nobody escapes

I'm so bored with the U...S...A...
I'm so bored with the U...S...A...
But what can I do ?

Move up Starsky
For the C.I.A.
Suck on Kojak
For the U.S.A.

Lyrics by:
Strummer / Jones

Available on:
Performed live.

Details:
Squire performed I'm So Bored With The U.S.A. on tour in 2003 as a tribute to the recently deceased Joe Strummer. His choice of song further illustrates the influence of The Clash on the Roses' work - see Waterfall.

Joe Strummer

The concept of The Clash's 'From Here To Eternity' album cover influenced this John Squire photo.

From Here To Eternity Picture of John Squire at the beginning of his solo career (sent to TITD by Hall Or Nothing)

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