IntroMcalpine Lay At His DeathbedHis Disciples Were Gathered AroundWhen Asked How To Honour His MemoryThese words he began to resound :"If You Must Give Me Two Minutes SilenceWhen I Am Put Down In The GroundBut Don't Stop The Big Mixer Goin' And Throwin' The Concrete Around"Verse 1Keep The Big Mixer Goin'Leave Paddy With The Shovel At The BackThe Wheels Of The World Keep A-RollingThey Count All Your Money In StacksVerse 2Peter, He Fell From The ScaffoldThey Had Him Replaced In Good TimeComputers Scan Barcodes In TescosSpace Rockets Shoot Into The SkyBreakin' Your Back For The BossesTo Put Enough Food On Your PlateBy The Time That You've Paid Off The LandlordThere's Just A Few Pennies To ScrapeChorusKeep The Big Mixer Goin'Leave Paddy With The Shovel At The BackThe Wheels Of The World Keep A-RollingThey Count All Your Money In StacksInstrumentalVerse 3So Long As You Feed The Big MixerThe Chalice Will Never Run DryThe Cages Of Commerce Surroundin'A Lark Never Learns How To FlyTrapped There Inside Of The Rat RaceAnd Get Nothin' From It At AllStill We'll Keep The Big Mixer Goin'And Piss What We Can Up The WallInstrumentalVerse 4Do What You're Told By The BossesTry Not To Rattle The CageBless When You Pass By The CrossesIn Heaven You Might Break Your ChainsWhen You've Dropped Dead At The CounterThere'll Be No Time For An AmenSomebody's Already Lined Up There, To Start The Big Mixer AgainChorusKeep The Big Mixer Goin'Leave Paddy With The Shovel At The BackThe Wheels Of The World Keep A-RollingThey Count All Your Money In StacksWhen You've Dropped Dead At The CounterThere'll Be No Time For An AmenSomebody's Already Lined Up There, To Start The Big Mixer Again
