Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros
Sandpaper Blues
[Verse 1]
It's gonna boom mariachi
This really fine piece of madera
And this will be the counter
Of the Pueblo Tabacalera

[Refrain]
Shape it up, shape it up
Shape it up, shape it up
All around the world

[Verse 2]
Oh, this keel could save a life
When the storms hit the Pacific
To make it really true
You really gotta be specific

[Refrain]
Shape it up, shape it up
Shape it up, shape it up
Shape it up, shape it up
Shape it up, shape it up
All around the world

[Chorus]
Keep the lantern bright, keep food upon the table
If you shape it well tonight, as well as you are able
Keep the lantern bright, keep food upon the table
If you shape it well tonight, as well as you are able
[Refrain]
All around the world

[Verse 3]
From the Yukon comes a cowboy
De la forêt en la montagne
Puts a grease gun to his elbow, saying
Never go against the grain
Never go against that grain
Shoot the dog, shoot the dog

[Chorus]
Oh, keep the lantern bright, keep food upon the table
If you shape it well tonight, as well as you are able
Keep the lantern bright, keep food upon the table
If you shape it well tonight, as well as you are able

[Refrain]
Shape it up, shape it up
Shape it up, shape it up
Shape it up, shape it up
Shape it up, shape it up
All around the world
All around the world

[Chorus]
Keep the lantern bright, keep food upon the table
If you shape it well tonight, as well as you are able
All around the world
Keep the lantern bright, keep food upon the table
If you shape it well tonight, as well as you are able
All around the world