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Ong Ong Lyrics — Blur | Dork

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Ong Ong

From The Magic Whip2015

Written by Alex James, Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree, Graham Coxon

Produced by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Stephen Street

Lyrics

Ong Ong

[Intro] La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la, la-la-la La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la La-la-la-la, la-la-la, la-la, la-la-la [Verse 1] I got on a boat on a hot sunny day To get out of this town 'Cause the tarmac was melting and the people seem to sway Stuck in the underground [Chorus 1] To the islands, the black kites, the wishing tree I wanna be with you On a slow boat to Lantau, the misty seas I wanna be with you [Verse 2] I crawled out the harbour with recession behind And now I'm feeling the love of you So you better get a charge 'til I see you again You'll know just what to do [Chorus 2] If you're caught up in the gales on the junk boat seas I wanna be with you With the pilgrims, the mountain, the High Trappist I wanna be with you [Instrumental Break] [Chorus 3] If you're the landlord, the social on BST I wanna be with you On an island with red kites and verdant seas I will be there with you, oh

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About this track

"Ong Ong" is a song by Blur from the album The Magic Whip, released in 2015. The song was written by Alex James, Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree, Graham Coxon. It was produced by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Stephen Street.

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Contributors

Damon Albarn— 1,492 credits as songwriter & producer →
Graham Coxon— 796 credits as songwriter & producer →
Stephen Street— 694 credits as songwriter & producer →
Alex James— 379 credits as songwriter & producer →
Damon Albarn— 1,492 credits as songwriter & producer →
Dave Rowntree— 374 credits as songwriter & producer →
Graham Coxon— 796 credits as songwriter & producer →

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