Charlie Don't Surf

The Clash · Sandinista! [1980]

Charlie don't surf and we think he should

Charlie don't surf and you know that it ain't no good

Charlie don't surf for his hamburger mama

Charlie's gonna be a napalm star



Everybody wants to rule the world

It must be something that we get from birth

One truth is, we never learn

Satellites will make space burn



We been told to keep the strangers out

We don't like 'em starting to hang about

We don't like 'em all over town

Across the world we're gonna blown 'em down



The reign of the superpowers must be over

So many armies can't free the earth

Soon the rock will roll over

Africa is choking on their coca-colas



Charlie don't surf and we think he should

Charlie don't surf and you know that it ain't no good

Charlie don't surf for his hamburger mama

Charlie's gonna be a napalm star



There's a one-way street in a one-horse town

A lot of people starting to brag around

You can laugh, put 'em down

These one-way people gonna blow us down



Gung-ho

Gung-ho