Chumbawamba - Tubthumping

In England, a tubthumper is a politician. The US equivalent of tubthumping is "going on the stump" (campaigning).

"To piss" has a different meaning in the UK than in the US - "Pissing the night away" would translate to "Drinking (alcoholic beverages) all night." To be pissed in England is to be drunk, to be pissed in the US is to be angry.

This was the only US Top 40 hit for Chumbawamba. The group is a collective dedicated to the destruction of the government of the United Kingdom.

The group got its name from a story created by one of its members. In the story, the men were Chumbas, the women Wumbas.

Lyrics

Truth is I thought it mattered

I thought that music mattered

But does it? Bollocks

Not compared to our people matter

We'll be singing

When we're winning

We'll be singing

I get knocked down

But I get up again

You're never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down

But I get up again

You're never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down

But I get up again

You're never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down

But I get up again

You're never gonna keep me down

Pissing the night away

Pissing the night away

He drinks a whiskey drink

He drinks a vodka drink

He drinks a lager drink

He drinks a cider drink

He sings the songs that remind him of the good times

He sings the songs that remind of the better times

Oh, Danny boy

Danny boy

Danny boy

I get knocked down

But I get up again

You're never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down

But I get up again

You're never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down

But I get up again

You're never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down

But I get up again

You're never gonna keep me down

Pissing the night away

Pissing the night away

He drinks a whiskey drink

He drinks a vodka drink

He drinks a lager drink

He drinks a cider drink

He sings the songs that remind him of the good times

He sings the songs that remind him of the better times

Don't cry for me

Next door neighbor

I get knocked down

But I get up again

You're never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down

But I get up again

You're never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down

But I get up again

You're never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down

But I get up again

You're never gonna keep me down

I get knocked down

But I get up again (We'll be singing)

You're never gonna keep me down (When we're winning)

I get knocked down

But I get up again (We'll be singing)

You're never gonna keep me down (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

I get knocked down

But I get up again (We'll be singing)

You're never gonna keep me down (When we're winning)

I get knocked down

But I get up again (We'll be singing)

You're never gonna keep me down (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

I get knocked down

But I get up again (We'll be singing) (Pissing the night away)

You're never gonna keep me down (When we're winning)

I get knocked down

But I get up again (We'll be singing) (Pissing the night away)

You're never gonna keep me down (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

I get knocked down

But I get up again (We'll be singing) (Pissing the night away)

You're never gonna keep me down (When we're winning)

I get knocked down

But I get up again (We'll be singing) (Pissing the night away)

You're never gonna keep me down (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

I get knocked down

But I get up again (We'll be singing) (Pissing the night away)

You're never gonna keep me down (When we're winning)

I get knocked down

But I get up again (We'll be singing) (Pissing the night away)

You're never gonna keep me down (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

I get knocked down

But I get up again (We'll be singing) (Pissing the night away)

You're never gonna keep me down (When we're winning)

I get knocked down

But I get up again (We'll be singing) (Pissing the night away)

You're never gonna keep me down (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

I get knocked down

But I get up again (We'll be singing) (Pissing the night away)

You're never gonna keep me down (When we're winning)

I get knocked down

But I get up again (We'll be singing) (Pissing the night away)

You're never gonna keep me down (Ooh-ooh-ooh)

I get knocked down

But I get up again (We'll be singing) (Pissing the night away)

You're never gonna keep me down