De grootste hit van de de broertjes Mael. Zanger Russell was eigenlijk niet zo gecharmeerd van de wijze waarop hij geacht werd This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us te zingen, maar daar trok broer Ron zich helemaal niets van aan: “This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both of Us” was written in A, and by God it’ll be sung in A. I just feel that if you’re coming up with most of the music, then you have an idea where it’s going to go. And no singer is gonna get in my way”.
[Verse 1]
Zoo time is she and you time
The mammals are your favourite type, and you want her tonight
Heartbeat, increasing heartbeat
You hear the thunder of stampeding rhinos, elephants and tacky tigers
[Refrain]
This town ain’t big enough for the both of us
And it ain’t me who’s gonna leave
[Verse 2]
Flying, domestic flying
And when the stewardess is near do not show any fear
Heartbeat, increasing heartbeat
You are a khaki-coloured bombardier, it’s Hiroshima that you’re nearing
[Refrain]
This town ain’t big enough for both of us
And it ain’t me who’s gonna leave
[Verse 3]
Daily, except for Sunday
You dawdle in to the cafe where you meet her each day
Heartbeat, increasing heartbeat
As 20 cannibals have hold of you, they need their protein just like you do
[Refrain]
This town ain’t big enough for the both of us
And it ain’t me who’s gonna leave
[Verse 4]
Shower, another shower
You got to look your best for her and be clean everywhere
Heartbeat, increasing heartbeat
The rain is pouring on the foreign town, the bullets cannot cut you down
[Refrain]
This town ain’t big enough for the both of us
And it ain’t me who’s gonna leave
[Verse 5]
Census, the latest census
There’ll be more girls who live in town though not enough to go ‘round
Heartbeat, increasing heartbeat
You know that this town isn’t big enough, not big enough for both of us
This town isn’t big enough, not big enough for both of us
I ain’t gonna leave
Uitgelichte afbeelding: By [1], Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12324376
