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Key: C
Intro:
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Verse 1:
She's by herself again, in the quiet secret night
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Below the neighbour's window, Hands in pockets; head on one side
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Chorus:
And the radio plays an unknown song
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But it's miles away from this sad town
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And the stupid kids who get her down Big Julie rules the world
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Big Julie rules the world
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Verse 2:
Well, the radio still plays: floating beyond time
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Like the greatest people in the world, all springing up and feeling fine
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Chorus:
And it's far away from these sweaty lads, who say that boys cannot be slags
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And if it's not them then it's their dads, Like the guy who felt her up in class
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And Sunday school teacher who said she had beautiful breasts
And the local radio DJ who is so obviously obsessed
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Yeah, form an orderly queue when Big Julie rules the world
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Verse 3:
just to work things out at home?
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Chorus:
And she knows sex is just for dummies anyway, Something you do when you've run out of things to say
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But this song will play until the light, It's the sound of her trying to find something to like
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The sound of her walking day and night, And this song may lead her far away
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But tonight it seems to light the way, And she can almost see the future shine
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And everything's in tune and everything's in time
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It will play until the day Big Julie rules the world
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Song History
Published: March 5, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025