London Dungeon

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Glenn Danzig wrote this after spending two days in Brixton jail. Glenn and Bobby had gone to see The Jam at the Rainbow in London on December 2, 1979. Some skinheads… Read More

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London Dungeon Lyrics

[Verse 1]
They call us walking corpses
Unholy living dead
They had to lock us up
Put us in their British hell

[Verse 2]
Make sure your face is clean now
Can't have no dirty dead
All the corpses here are clean, boy
All the Yanks in British hell

[Chorus]
I don't wanna be here in your London dungeon
I don't wanna be here in your British hell
Ain't no mystery why I'm in misery in Hell
Here's hoping you're swell

[Verse 1]
They call us walking corpses
Unholy living dead
They had to lock us up
Put us in their British hell

[Chorus]
I don't wanna be here in your London dungeon
I don't wanna be here in your British hell
Ain't no mystery why I'm in misery in Hell
Here's hoping you're swell

[Verse 2]
Make sure your face is clean now
Can't have no dirty dead
All the corpses here are clean, boy
All the Yanks in British hell

[Chorus]
I don't wanna be here in your London dungeon
I don't wanna be here in your British hell
Ain't no mystery why I'm in misery in Hell

[Post-Chorus]
Here's hoping you're swell
Here's hoping you're swell
Here's hoping you're swell
Here's hoping you're swell

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About

Glenn Danzig wrote this after spending two days in Brixton jail. Glenn and Bobby had gone to see The Jam at the Rainbow in London on December 2, 1979. Some skinheads started a fight outside the club and Glenn grabbed some glass from a broken window in an attempt to defend himself, and Bobby ran to get the police. They received the following police summons:

ON SUNDAY THE 2nd OF DECEMBER, AT HORNSBY ROAD N7 USING THREATENING BEHAVIOUR, WHEREBY A BREACH OF THE PEACE MAY HAVE BEEN OCCASIONED. CITING TO SECTION 54(b) METROPOLITAN POLICE ACT 1839.

Danzig and Steele appeared in front of a judge on December 3rd and were released on December 4th.