Corned Beef City

Corned Beef City - Mark Knopfler

Early in the morning

gonna see the man

wants the truck unloading for cash in-hand

you don't ask questions

when there's nothing in the bank

you gotta feed the kids and

put the diesel in the tank

bacon, egg and sausage

double chips and beans

tea and bread and butter and

a day on the machines

Christmas is coming

with the final demands

so what you got going for cash in-hand?

'cos it aint too pretty

corned beef city

it aint too pretty

corned beef city

It's early in the morning

where the trucks all stand

I got a pocket full of foldin'

and a pair of Jerrycans

Gotta keep movin'

Cus they're laying off at Ford

I'm only one step ahead

of my room and board

it aint too pretty

corned beef city

it aint too pretty

corned beef city

corned beef city

early in the morning

gonna meet the man

wants the truck unloading for cash in-hand

you don't ask questions

when there's nothing in the bank

you gotta feed the kids and put the diesel in the tank

it aint too pretty

corned beef city

it aint too pretty

corned beef city