Estrofe 1
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Jacqueline was seventeen, working on a desk
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When Ivor peered above a spectacle
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Forgot that he had wrecked a girl
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Sometimes these eyes forget
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the face they're peering from
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When the face they peer upon
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Well, you know that face as I do
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And how in the return of the gaze
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She can return you the face
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that you are staring from
Interlúdio 1
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Refrão 1
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It's always better on hol iday,
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so much better on hol iday,
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That's why we only work when,
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we need the money
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It's always better on hol iday,
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so much better on hol iday,
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That's why we only work when,
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we need the money
Estrofe 2
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Gregor was down again,
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said, "Come on, kick me again"
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Said, "I'm so drunk, I don't mind if you kill me
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Come on, you gutless
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Yeah, I'm alive, oh, I'm alive
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Oh, I'm alive and how I know it
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Oh, but for chips
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and for freedom, I could die"
Interlúdio 2
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Refrão 2
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It's always better on hol iday,
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so much better on hol iday,
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That's why we only work when,
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we need the money
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It's always better on hol iday,
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so much better on hol iday,
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That's why we only work when,
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we need the money
Interlúdio 3
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Refrão 3
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It's always better on hol iday,
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so much better on hol iday,
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That's why we only work when,
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we need the money
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It's always better on hol iday,
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so much better on hol iday,
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That's why we only work when,
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we need the money
Jacqueline was 17, working on a desk
When Ivor peered above a spectacle
Forgot that he had wrecked a girl
Sometimes these eyes forget the face they're peering from
When the face they peer upon
Well, you know that face as I do
And how in the return of the gaze
She can return you the face that you are staring from
It's always better on holiday
So much better on holiday
That's why we only work when we need the money
It's always better on holiday
So much better on holiday
That's why we only work when we need the money
Gregor was down again
Said, "Come on, kick me again"
Said, "I'm so drunk, I don't mind if you kill me"
Well, come on you gutless
Yeah, I'm alive
Oh, I'm alive
Well, I'm alive
And how I know it
But for chips and for freedom, I could die
It's always better on holiday
So much better on holiday
That's why we only work when we need the money
It's always better on holiday
So much better on holiday
That's why we only work when we need the money
It's always better on holiday
So much better on holiday
That's why we only work when we need the money
It's always better on holiday
So much better on holiday
That's why we only work when we need the money