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'Cause I wanna be Anne of Cleves.
'Cause I want to be anarchy.
'Cause I won't obey, anarchy.
'Cause I want to be anarchy.
I wanna bang Ann R. Keys.
I want a big anarchy.
I wanna be an Arkie.
A wanna be anarchy.
I wanna be in a cage.
I wanna be anarchy.
I wanna destroy ... ponsempate.
I wanna destroy passers-by.
I wanna destroy Ponsonby
I wanna destroy passers-by.
I wanna destroy a poster boy.
I wanna destroy the passerby.
I wanna destroy block supply.
I wanna destroy passers-by.
I wanna destroy blood supply.
I wanna destroy the passerby.
I wanna destroy box supply
or
I wanna destroy bomb supply
or
I wanna destroy bomb supply
I wanna destroy the passerby
I wanna destroy possibly
'Cuz I wanna be anarchy
No doubt funny
I wanna destroy the passer-by
'Cuz I wanna be anarchy
No dogsbody
I wanna destroy punk supply.
I wanna destroy the passerby.
I wanna destroy the bomb supply.
I wanna destroy the passerby.
I wanna destroy the pot supply
I wanna destroy the passerby
I wanna destroy, pass the pie.
I wanna destroy the passerby.
I want to be anarchy
I want to be an anarchist
I want to destroy, to falsify.
I wan to destroy the passersby.
Is this the MPLE
Is this the U.D.E
Or is this the I.R.E
I thought it was the new key.
Is this the M.P.L.A.
Is this the U.D.A.
Or is this the I.R.A.
I thought this was the U.K.
Just another council tendency!
Just another council tenancy!
Of many ways to get what you want
I is the best
I's the molesta
I use the enemy
I use a monkey.
So many ways to get what you want
I use the best
I use the rest
I use the enemy
I use anarchy.
So many ways to get what you want
A is the best
A is the rest
A is the enemy
A is anarchy.
So many ways to get what you want
I use the best
I use the rest
I use the enemy
I use anarchy.
So many ways to get what you want
I is the best
I is the rest
I is the enemy
I is anarchy.
So many ways to get what you want
I use the best
I use the rest
I use the enemy
I use anarchy.
So many ways to get what you want
I use the best, I use the wrist.
So many ways to get what you want
I use the best, I use the rest.
So many ways to get what you want
I use the best
I use a vest!
So many ways to get what you want
I use the best
I use the rest.
So many ways to get what you want
I use the best
Why use the rest?
So many ways to get what you want
I use the best
I use the rest.
So many ways to get what you want
I use the best
I use the rest
I use the NME
I use anarchy.
So many ways to get what you want
I use the best
I use the rest
I use the enemy
I use anarchy.
Your future dream is a shopping scheme
Your future gleam is a shopping scheme
Your future dream is a shopping spree
Your future dream is a shopping scheme
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Anarchy for a new key
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I is the enemy
I use the NME
There seem to be different versions of the "correct" lyric out there, but as I recently learned they were apparently referring to the magazine New Musical Express which gave the Sex Pistols some of their earliest press coverage.
So many ways to get what you want
I use the best
I use the rest
I use the enemy
I use anarchy.
So many ways to get what you want
I use the best
I use the rest
I use the N.M.E.
I use anarchy.
'Cause I wanna be Anarchy No Doug Funnie
'Cause I wanna be Anarchy No dogsbody
Your future dream is a sharpened skein.
Your future dream is a shopping scheme.