Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner
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Roland was a warrior from the Land of the Midnight Sun
With a Thompson gun for hire, fighting to be done
The deal was made in Denmark on a dark and stormy day
So he set out for Biafra to join the bloody fray
Through sixty-six and seven they fought the Congo war
With their fingers on their triggers, knee-deep in gore
For days and nights they battled the Bantu to their knees
They killed to earn their living and to help out the Congolese
Roland the Thompson gunner...
His comrades fought beside him - Van Owen and the rest
But of all the Thompson gunners, Roland was the best
So the CIA decided they wanted Roland dead
That son-of-a-bitch Van Owen blew off Roland's head
Roland the headless Thompson gunner
Norway's bravest son
Time, time, time
For another peaceful war
But time stands still for Roland
'Til he evens up the score
They can still see his headless body stalking through the night
In the muzzle flash of Roland's Thompson gun
In the muzzle flash of Roland's Thompson gun
Roland searched the continent for the man who'd done him in
He found him in Mombassa in a barroom drinking gin
Roland aimed his Thompson gun - he didn't say a word
But he blew Van Owen's body from there to Johannesburg
Roland the headless Thompson gunner...
The eternal Thompson gunner
Still wandering through the night
Now it's ten years later but he still keeps up the fight
In Ireland, in Lebanon, in Palestine and Berkeley
Patty Hearst heard the burst of Roland's Thompson gun and bought it
With a Thompson gun for hire, fighting to be done
The deal was made in Denmark on a dark and stormy day
So he set out for Biafra to join the bloody fray
Through sixty-six and seven they fought the Congo war
With their fingers on their triggers, knee-deep in gore
For days and nights they battled the Bantu to their knees
They killed to earn their living and to help out the Congolese
Roland the Thompson gunner...
His comrades fought beside him - Van Owen and the rest
But of all the Thompson gunners, Roland was the best
So the CIA decided they wanted Roland dead
That son-of-a-bitch Van Owen blew off Roland's head
Roland the headless Thompson gunner
Norway's bravest son
Time, time, time
For another peaceful war
But time stands still for Roland
'Til he evens up the score
They can still see his headless body stalking through the night
In the muzzle flash of Roland's Thompson gun
In the muzzle flash of Roland's Thompson gun
Roland searched the continent for the man who'd done him in
He found him in Mombassa in a barroom drinking gin
Roland aimed his Thompson gun - he didn't say a word
But he blew Van Owen's body from there to Johannesburg
Roland the headless Thompson gunner...
The eternal Thompson gunner
Still wandering through the night
Now it's ten years later but he still keeps up the fight
In Ireland, in Lebanon, in Palestine and Berkeley
Patty Hearst heard the burst of Roland's Thompson gun and bought it
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:05.16] Roland was a warrior from the Land of the Midnight Sun
[00:11.14] With a Thompson gun for hire, fighting to be done
[00:17.83] The deal was made in Denmark on a dark and stormy day
[00:24.45] So he set out for Biafra to join the bloody fray
[00:33.43] Through sixty-six and seven they fought the Congo war
[00:39.67] With their fingers on their triggers, knee-deep in gore
[00:45.78] For days and nights they battled the Bantu to their knees
[00:51.96] They killed to earn their living and to help out the Congolese
[00:59.77] Roland the Thompson gunner...
[01:11.22] His comrades fought beside him - Van Owen and the rest
[01:20.30] But of all the Thompson gunners, Roland was the best
[01:25.99] So the CIA decided they wanted Roland dead
[01:32.67] That son-of-a-bitch Van Owen blew off Roland's head
[01:40.07] Roland the headless Thompson gunner
[01:46.70] Norway's bravest son
[01:54.68] Time, time, time
[01:57.20] For another peaceful war
[01:58.58] But time stands still for Roland
[01:59.84] 'Til he evens up the score
[02:01.11] They can still see his headless body stalking through the night
[02:03.14] In the muzzle flash of Roland's Thompson gun
[02:07.09] In the muzzle flash of Roland's Thompson gun
[02:12.71] Roland searched the continent for the man who'd done him in
[02:20.65] He found him in Mombassa in a barroom drinking gin
[02:26.50] Roland aimed his Thompson gun - he didn't say a word
[02:32.60] But he blew Van Owen's body from there to Johannesburg
[02:40.21] Roland the headless Thompson gunner...
[02:55.02] The eternal Thompson gunner
[03:02.54] Still wandering through the night
[03:07.36] Now it's ten years later but he still keeps up the fight
[03:17.48] In Ireland, in Lebanon, in Palestine and Berkeley
[03:26.39] Patty Hearst heard the burst of Roland's Thompson gun and bought it
[03:36.09]
[00:11.14] With a Thompson gun for hire, fighting to be done
[00:17.83] The deal was made in Denmark on a dark and stormy day
[00:24.45] So he set out for Biafra to join the bloody fray
[00:33.43] Through sixty-six and seven they fought the Congo war
[00:39.67] With their fingers on their triggers, knee-deep in gore
[00:45.78] For days and nights they battled the Bantu to their knees
[00:51.96] They killed to earn their living and to help out the Congolese
[00:59.77] Roland the Thompson gunner...
[01:11.22] His comrades fought beside him - Van Owen and the rest
[01:20.30] But of all the Thompson gunners, Roland was the best
[01:25.99] So the CIA decided they wanted Roland dead
[01:32.67] That son-of-a-bitch Van Owen blew off Roland's head
[01:40.07] Roland the headless Thompson gunner
[01:46.70] Norway's bravest son
[01:54.68] Time, time, time
[01:57.20] For another peaceful war
[01:58.58] But time stands still for Roland
[01:59.84] 'Til he evens up the score
[02:01.11] They can still see his headless body stalking through the night
[02:03.14] In the muzzle flash of Roland's Thompson gun
[02:07.09] In the muzzle flash of Roland's Thompson gun
[02:12.71] Roland searched the continent for the man who'd done him in
[02:20.65] He found him in Mombassa in a barroom drinking gin
[02:26.50] Roland aimed his Thompson gun - he didn't say a word
[02:32.60] But he blew Van Owen's body from there to Johannesburg
[02:40.21] Roland the headless Thompson gunner...
[02:55.02] The eternal Thompson gunner
[03:02.54] Still wandering through the night
[03:07.36] Now it's ten years later but he still keeps up the fight
[03:17.48] In Ireland, in Lebanon, in Palestine and Berkeley
[03:26.39] Patty Hearst heard the burst of Roland's Thompson gun and bought it
[03:36.09]