Elvis Costello - The Miranda Syndrome lyrics

[Verse 1] She threw good money after bad She bought a ticket to America, a Coca-Cola and a magazine But in the final reel she knew she'd see justice Her brother stayed and played the town He's holding up a bank like Harpo Marx He's saying "if I walk away right now these walls will fall down" Not too many people remember that joke now [PreChorus 1] But in an office without windows they declared the world was flat And decided to create a fool for the World would believe that All for a song and dance and an edible hat [Hook] Carmen Miranda, won't you come home? Carmen Miranda, won't you come home? Won't you come home? [Verse 2] And when the picture house closed down There was a p**no shop, now that is gone And all the things that once belonged to you belong to everyone They know the foolish way she looked They say "why don't you speak the way she spoke?" That's when I give the punchline to an old national joke: [PreChorus 2] If you're a police dog, where's your police badge? And if you're a cowboy, where's your spurs? If you're an oilman, where's your oil well?: You know, the ones marked "his and hers" She wasn't the only one fooled by a Hollywood word [Hook] [Verse 3] And now the weatherman predicts That if it rains, he'll blow his brains right on the air So you all decide to tune in, though you don't know if you care For now the news is just show-biz They make a trivial case of every curse And food is just like cabaret, and vice versa [PreChorus 1] [Hook until Fadeout]