Some people might say my life is in a rut I'm quite happy with what I got People might say that I should strive for more But I'm so happy I can't see the point Something's happening here today A show of strength with your boy's brigade And I'm so happy and you're so kind You want more money, of course, I don't mind To buy nuclear textbooks for atomic crimes And the public gets what the public wants But I want nothing this society's got I'm going underground (going underground) Well, let the brass bands play and feet start to pound Going underground (going underground) Well, let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout for tomorrow Some people might get some pleasure out of hate Me, I've enough already on my plate People might need some tension to relax Me, I'm too busy dodging between the flak What you see is what you get You made your bed, you better lie in it You choose your leaders and place your trust As their lies puts you down and their promises rust You'll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns And the public wants what the public gets But I don't get what this society wants I'm going underground (going underground) Well, let the brass bands play and feet start to pound Going underground (going underground) So let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout for tomorrow La-la-la-la La-la-la-la We talk and we talk until my head explodes I turn on the news and my body froze These braying sheep on my TV screen Make this boy shout, make this boy scream! Going underground I'm going underground I'm going underground I'm going underground La-la-la-la La-la-la-la La-la-la-la La-la-la-la These braying sheep on my TV screen Make this boy shout, make this boy scream! Going underground (going underground) Well, let the brass bands play and feet start to pound Going underground (going underground) Well, let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout Going underground (going underground) Well, let the brass bands play and feet go pound, pound, pound Going underground (going underground) So let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout for tomorrow
Some people might say my life is in a rut I'm quite happy with what I got People might say that I should strive for more But I'm so happy I can't see the point Something's happening here today A show of strength with your boy's brigade And I'm so happy and you're so kind You want more money, of course, I don't mind To buy nuclear textbooks for atomic crimes And the public gets what the public wants But I want nothing this society's got I'm going underground (going underground) Well, let the brass bands play and feet start to pound Going underground (going underground) Well, let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout for tomorrow Some people might get some pleasure out of hate Me, I've enough already on my plate People might need some tension to relax Me, I'm too busy dodging between the flak What you see is what you get You made your bed, you better lie in it You choose your leaders and place your trust As their lies puts you down and their promises rust You'll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns And the public wants what the public gets But I don't get what this society wants I'm going underground (going underground) Well, let the brass bands play and feet start to pound Going underground (going underground) So let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout for tomorrow La-la-la-la La-la-la-la We talk and we talk until my head explodes I turn on the news and my body froze These braying sheep on my TV screen Make this boy shout, make this boy scream! Going underground I'm going underground I'm going underground I'm going underground La-la-la-la La-la-la-la La-la-la-la La-la-la-la These braying sheep on my TV screen Make this boy shout, make this boy scream! Going underground (going underground) Well, let the brass bands play and feet start to pound Going underground (going underground) Well, let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout Going underground (going underground) Well, let the brass bands play and feet go pound, pound, pound Going underground (going underground) So let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout for tomorrow
Foi o primeiro single número um do Reino Unido para The Jam, estreando no topo das paradas em março de 1980 e permanecendo lá por três semanas.
Originalmente, a face B "Dreams of Children" deveria ser a canção principal, mas um erro na fábrica de prensagem tornou o lançamento um doble A-side, levando os DJs a preferirem a mais melódica "Going Underground".
A música não aparece em nenhum dos seis álbuns de estúdio originais da banda, embora tenha sido incluída em vários álbuns de compilação e relançamentos subsequentes.
Serviu de inspiração para o personagem Nemesis the Warlock na revista em quadrinhos semanal 2000 AD.
Em 2004, o grupo The Amateur Transplants a parodiou com a canção "London Underground", uma faixa humorística cheia de insultos dirigida à greve do Metrô de Londres.
A revista Q a classificou em 73º lugar na lista das 100 Maiores Faixas de Guitarra em março de 2005 e em 98º lugar na lista das 100 Maiores Músicas de Todos os Tempos em outubro de 2006.
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