[Verse 1]
Funk pop a roll beats up my soul
Oozing like napalm from the speakers and grill of your radio
Into the mouths of babes
And across the backs of its willing slaves
[Verse 2]
Funk pop a roll consumes you whole
Gulping in your opium so copiously
From a disco, everything you eat is waste
But swallowing is easy when it has no taste
[Bridge]
They can fix you rabbits up
With your musical feed
They can fix you rabbits up
Big money selling you stuff that you really do not need
[Bridge]
They can fix you rabbits up
With your musical feed
They can fix you rabbits up
Big money selling you stuff that you really do not need
[Verse 3]
Funk pop a roll for fish in shoals
Music by the yard for the children they keep
Like posable dolls, the young to them are mistakes
Who only want bread but they're force-fed cake
[Verse 4]
Funk pop a roll, the only goal
The music business is a hammer to keep you pegs in your holes
But please don't listen to me
I've already been poisoned by this industry
[Outro]
Funk pop a roll beats up my soul
Funk pop a roll beats up my soul
Bye-bye
"Funk Pop a Roll" is a song by XTC from the album Mummer , released in 1983. The song was written by Andy Partridge. It was produced by Steve Nye, XTC.