The Jet Set Junta
The Monochrome Set * Track #1 On Eligible Bachelors
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The story of a very stylish coup in a South American country. The setting of “The Jet Set Junta” is somewhat ambiguous, but Brazil and the three countries of South America’s “Southern Cone” (Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay) each were ruled by military dictatorships for large portions of the second hal...
The Jet Set Junta Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Tick, tock, go the death watch beetles in él presidente's swill
Pop, pop, goes the Clicquot magnum at the reading of the will
Hiss, hiss, goes the snakeskin wallet stuffed with cruzeiro bills
[Chorus]
Here we come, the jet set junta
Here we come, the jet set junta
[Verse 2]
Vroom, vroom, goes the armoured Cadillac through Montevideo
Rat-a-tat goes the sub-machine gun to restore the status quo
Snip, snip, go the tailor's scissors on the suit in Savile Row
[Chorus]
Here we come, the jet set junta
Here we come, the jet set junta
[Verse 3]
Thud, thud, goes the rubber truncheon on the Indian peon's heel
Buzz, buzz, go the brass electrodes as the flesh begins to peel
Rattle, rattle, goes the bullet round and round the roulette wheel
[Chorus]
Here we come, the jet set junta
Here we come, the jet set junta
Here we come