Give The People What They Want

Ray Davies

Hey, hey, hey
Give the people what they want

Well, it's been said before, the world is a stage
A different performance with every age.
Open the history book to any old page
Bring on the lions and open the cage.

Give the people what they want
You gotta give the people what they want
The more they get, the more they need
And every time they get harder and harder to please

The roman promoters really did things right.
They needed a show that would clearly excite.
The attendance was sparse so they put on a fight
Threw the christians to the lions, sold out every night

Give the people what they want
You gotta give the people what they want
The more they get, the more they need
And every time they get harder and harder to please

Give 'em lots of sex, perversion and rape
Give 'em lots of violence, and plenty to hate
Give the people what they want
Give the people what they want

When Olswald shot Kennedy, he was insane
But still we watch the re-runs again and again
We all sit glued while the killer takes aim
"Hey, mom, there goes a piece of the president's brain!"

Give the people what they want
You gotta give the people what they want
Blow out your brains, and do it right
Make sure it's prime time and on a saturday night.
You gotta give the people what they want
You gotta give the people what they want
Give the people what they want
Give the people what they want
Give the people what they want

Trivia about the song Give The People What They Want by The Kinks

On which albums was the song “Give The People What They Want” released by The Kinks?
The Kinks released the song on the albums “Give the People What They Want” in 1981 and “The Road (Live)” in 1988.
Who composed the song “Give The People What They Want” by The Kinks?
The song “Give The People What They Want” by The Kinks was composed by Ray Davies.

Most popular songs of The Kinks

Other artists of Rock and Roll