The Kinks - Here Come the People In Grey

Here Come the People In Grey from The Kinks Muswell Hillbillies album - stereo mix, recorded Aug-Sep 1971 at Morgan Studios, Willesden, London
Release date: 24 Nov, 1971

Here Come The People In Grey

Written by: Ray Davies
Published by: Davray Music Ltd.

I got a letter this morning with some serious news that's gone and ruined my day,

The borough surveyor's used compulsory purchase to acquire my domain,

They're gonna pull up the floors, they're gonna knock down the walls, 

They're gonna dig up the drains.



Here come the people in grey, they're gonna take me away to Lord knows only where,

But I'm so unprepared, I got no time to pack and I got nothing to wear,

Here come the people in grey,

To take me away.



Me and my baby gonna get on a train that's gonna take us away,

We're gonna live in a tent, we're gonna pay no more rent, we're gonna pay no more rates,

We're gonna live in a field, we're gonna buy me gun to keep the policemen away.



I'm gonna pass me a brand new resolution,

I'm gonna fight me a one man revolution, someway,

Gonna beat those people in grey,

But here come the people in grey,

To take me away.



Here come the people in grey,

To take me away.



People in grey have gone and taken away my right to voice my complaint,

Her Majesty's Government have sent me a form, I must complete it today.

But it's making me blue, don't wanna tell all my secrets to
The people in grey.



Gonna pass me a brand new resolution,

Gonna fight me a one man revolution, someway,

Gonna start my rebellion today.

But here come the people in grey,

To take me away.



Oh, Lord, those people in grey,

I gotta get back at those people in grey,

Here come the people in grey,

To take me away.

Produced by: Ray Davies

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[loftusroadw12]

I can't understand this track has only 168 views, listen to the album 1 of the best

[Harryhoodz]

0 people are dressed in grey

[er1975us]

@henrycollier9 Amen Brother!

[henrycollier9]

@armen, its about government overstepping its boundaries and intruding on basic rights. All your bla-bla about well to do this and disadvantaged that is pure conjecture. I can just as easily say they're taking farm land to build affordable housing for people of no means, which is equally wrong. Regardless, GOD SAVE THE KINKS!

[ArmenTamzarian86]

I think this has less to do with socialism than gentrification and the taking of land from the disadvantaged to deliver it to the well to do. If anything, it is more about the advancement of corporate interests and private enterprise by the government at the expense of the poor working class who once lived in Muswell Heights - Davies childhood neighborhood. Not everything is about socialism.

[sherd0rDied]

this happen to my family when i live in burbank,ca. they took our house so they could make section 8 housing(what bullshit). i love the kinks because unlike other bands theyre music makes a diffence.

[18123times]

One of my favorite protest songs. the Kinks are saying no to socialism in England. Meanwhile US protesters were flirting with communism, not heading the warning from the music they listened to and loved. Listen up!

[MrDrRockn]

truly one of the top Albums , ever !

[babylonbob]

If science wants to spend money for my remainds make it cash please!

[Leonmitch]

Ray is a genius!!!

[babylonbob]

were going to live in a tent and pay no more rent!