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The Boomtown Rats

The Boomtown Rats
Track 1 on Back to Boomtown: Classic Rats Hits 

Produced by

Pete Briquette
Mar. 13, 20201 viewer

The Boomtown Rats Lyrics

I'm going back
Back to Boomtown
Yeah, that's where I'm at
And when I get to Boomtown
I'm gonna ask those cats
What's happening here in Boomtown?
It's those rats, those rats
Those dirty rats
Those rats

Do you wanna come to Boomtown?
I'll meet you 'round the back
Between the dirty alley
And those Boomtown Flats
They're dedicated to St. Boomtown
He's the patron saint of crap
He's praying for a miracle
But what he gets is
Those rats, those rats
Those filthy rats
The Boomtown Rats
(Yeah)
The Boomtown Rats
(Mega)

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Release Date
March 13, 2020
Tags
Rock
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