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The title and repeated line originate in a scene from the 1967 documentary film Dont Look Back, covering Bob Dylan’s 1965 tour of England. In the scene, Dylan’s manager Albert Grossman tells Dylan:
They’ve started calling you an anarchist. […] Just ‘cause you don’t offer any solutions.
Dylan resp...
Albert! Whoa
Bobby! Whoa
For gods sake burn it down!
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a little bit of help
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a little bit of
Give the anarchist a cigarette
'Cos that's as close as he's ever gonna get
Give the anarchist a cigarette
Bobby just hasn't earned it yet
Give the anarchist a cigarette
The times are changing but he just forgets
Give the anarchist a cigarette
He's gonna choke on his harmonica Albert
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a little bit of help
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a little bit of
Give the anarchist a cigarette
A candy cig for the spoilt brat
Give the anarchist a cigarette
We'll get Albert to write you a cheque
Give the anarchist a cigarette
And he'll be burning up the air in his personal jet
Give the anarchist a cigarette
You know I hate every pop star that I ever met
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a little bit of help
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a little bit of
Give the anarchist a cigarette
Burn baby burn burn baby burn
Give the anarchist a cigarette
Burn baby burn burn baby burn
Give the anarchist a cigarette
Burn baby burn burn baby burn
Give the anarchist a cigarette
Burn baby burn burn baby burn
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a little bit of help
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a little bit of help
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a little bit of help
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a little bit of help
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a little bit of help
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a little bit of help
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a little bit of help
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a little bit of help
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a little bit of help
Nothing ever burns down by itself
Every fire needs a little bit of
Give the Anarchist a Cigarette was written by Chumbawamba & Alice Nutter & Boff Whalley & Danbert Nobacon & Dunstan Bruce & Harry “Daz” Hamer & Lou Watts & Paul Greco.
Give the Anarchist a Cigarette was produced by Neil Ferguson & Chumbawamba.
Chumbawamba released Give the Anarchist a Cigarette on Sun May 01 1994.