I'll tell you all a story
'bout a man who isn't here
Who had a pocket full of chemicals
Some cigarettes and beer
I went out to ibiza runnin'
From the pourin' rain
I drank a poco loco and I'd never be the same
I met up with some boys
They called themselves the diamond dogs
They were either on the dancefloor
Or dealing in the bogs
And a reformed gangster got me
And he said that he found god
He looked me in the eyes
And he started speaking tongues

Speaking tongues, speaking tongues
Everybody on the island speaking tongues

Speaking tongues, speaking tongues
Everybody on the island speaking tongues

Everybody's sayin' take that, take that
And I'm about to do exactly that-ah
And I'm the cheeky fucker at the back-ah
Before a disco biscuit disco-nap

In balearic sunshine I went out for a swim
But I heard they'd sent
A posse to the rocks to do me in
But I met some friends
With faces who were pretty mighty men
They told me if they come for you my brother
We will go for them

I whistled down a taxi
Just to save us all some grief
The taxi man had weed
And pills he'd bought from the police
He'd seen me on the tv
Said he didn't like my songs
It's the only sense he made
Cause then he started speaking tongues

Speaking tongues, speaking tongues
Everybody on the island speaking tongues

Speaking tongues, speaking tongues
Everybody on the island speaking tongues

Ahh, ahh
Ahh, ahh

Everybody's sayin' take that, take that
And I'm about to do exactly that-ah
And I'm the cheeky fucker at the back-ah
Before a disco biscuit disco-nap

I met a girl from preston
Who wanted sex right there and then
She lead me to a hotel
But they wouldn't let me in
I begged and I pleaded
With the man who owned the place
Eventually he'd had enough
And punched me in the face
I made a promise to that gangster
That I would not commit
To another night on the white
I'd have to deal with it
But I had a poco loco mescaline
Comin' on strong
I really couldn't help it man
I started speaking tongues

Speaking tongues, speaking tongues
Everybody on the island speaking tongues

Speaking tongues, speaking tongues
Everybody on the island speaking tongues

Speaking tongues, speaking tongues
Everybody on the island speaking tongues

Speaking tongues, speaking tongues
Everybody on the island speaking tongues

Everybody's sayin' take that, take that
And I'm about to do exactly that-ah
And I'm the cheeky fucker at the back-ah
Before a disco biscuit disco-nap

Everybody's sayin' take that take, that-ah
And I'm about to do exactly that-ah
And I'm the cheeky fucker at the back-ah
Before a disco biscuit disco-nap