Lyrics and translation The Clash - Career Opportunities (Live)
They
offered
me
the
office,
offered
me
the
shop
Ils
m'ont
proposé
le
bureau,
ils
m'ont
proposé
la
boutique
They
said
I'd
better
take
anything
they
got
Ils
ont
dit
que
j'avais
mieux
vaut
prendre
tout
ce
qu'ils
avaient
Do
you
wanna
make
tea
at
the
BBC?
Tu
veux
faire
du
thé
à
la
BBC
?
Do
you
wanna
be,
do
you
really
wanna
be
a
cop?
Tu
veux
être,
tu
veux
vraiment
être
un
flic
?
Career
opportunities,
the
ones
that
never
knock
Opportunités
de
carrière,
celles
qui
ne
frappent
jamais
Every
job
they
offer
you
is
to
keep
you
out
the
dock
Chaque
travail
qu'ils
te
proposent
est
pour
te
garder
hors
de
la
prison
Career
opportunity,
the
ones
that
never
knock
Opportunité
de
carrière,
celles
qui
ne
frappent
jamais
I
hate
the
army
and
I
hate
the
R.A.F.
Je
déteste
l'armée
et
je
déteste
la
RAF
I
don't
wanna
go
fighting
in
the
tropical
heat
Je
ne
veux
pas
aller
me
battre
sous
la
chaleur
tropicale
I
hate
the
civil
service
rules
Je
déteste
les
règles
de
la
fonction
publique
I
won't
open
a
letter
bomb
for
you
Je
n'ouvrirai
pas
une
lettre
piégée
pour
toi
Career
opportunities,
the
ones
that
never
knock
Opportunités
de
carrière,
celles
qui
ne
frappent
jamais
Every
job
they
offer
you
is
to
keep
you
out
the
dock
Chaque
travail
qu'ils
te
proposent
est
pour
te
garder
hors
de
la
prison
Career
opportunity,
the
ones
that
never
knock
Opportunité
de
carrière,
celles
qui
ne
frappent
jamais
Bus
driver,
ambulance
man
Conducteur
de
bus,
ambulancier
Ticket
inspector,
I
don't
understand
Contrôleur
de
billets,
je
ne
comprends
pas
They're
gonna
have
to
introduce
conscription
Ils
vont
devoir
introduire
la
conscription
They're
gonna
have
to
take
away
my
prescription
Ils
vont
devoir
me
retirer
mon
ordonnance
If
they
wanna
get
me
making
toys
S'ils
veulent
me
faire
fabriquer
des
jouets
If
they
wanna
get
me,
well,
I
got
no
choice
S'ils
veulent
me
faire,
eh
bien,
je
n'ai
pas
le
choix
Career
opportunities,
the
ones
that
never
knock
Opportunités
de
carrière,
celles
qui
ne
frappent
jamais
Every
job
they
offer
you
is
to
keep
you
out
the
dock
Chaque
travail
qu'ils
te
proposent
est
pour
te
garder
hors
de
la
prison
Career
opportunity,
the
ones
that
never
knock
Opportunité
de
carrière,
celles
qui
ne
frappent
jamais
Career,
career,
career
Carrière,
carrière,
carrière
And
I'm
never
gonna
knock
Et
je
ne
vais
jamais
frapper
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62 Armagideon Time (Live)
63 Train In Vain (Live)
64 The Guns of Brixton (Live)
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66 Jail Guitar Doors
67 City of the Dead
68 Complete Control
69 I Fought the Law (Live at the Lyceum)
70 Capital Radio
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72 Janie Jones - Live
73 Drug-Stabbing Time - Live
74 Straight to Hell - Live
75 Should I Stay or Should I Go (Live)
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78 Janie Jones (Polydor Demos)
79 London's Burning (Polydor Demos)
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2 Rock the Casbah (Live at Shea Stadium)
3 Magnificent Seven (Return) (Live at Shea Stadium)
4 Armagideon Time (Live at Shea Stadium)
5 The Magnificent Seven (Live at Shea Stadium)
6 Tommy Gun (Live at Shea Stadium)
7 The Guns of Brixton (Live at Shea Stadium)
8 Police on my Back (Live at Shea Stadium)
9 London Calling (Live at Shea Stadium)
10 Kosmo Vinyl Introduction (Live at Shea Stadium)
11 The Cool Out
12 Time is Tight
13 1-2 Crush on You
14 The Beautiful People are Ugly Too (Outtake)
15 White Riot (Polydor Demos)
16 White Riot (Beaconsfield Film School Session)
17 Rockers Galore… UK Tour
18 London’s Burning (live)
19 Sean Flynn (Extended 'Marcus Music' Version)
20 Career Opportunities (Polydor Demos)
21 Radio One
22 Idle in Kangaroo Court
23 (White Man) in Hammersmith Palais
24 1977 (Polydor Demos)
25 I'm So Bored with the U.S.A. (Beaconsfield Film School Session)
26 (White Man) in Hammersmith Palais - Live
27 Bankrobber
28 This is Radio Clash (Different Lyrics)
29 Long Time Jerk
30 Rock the Casbah - Bob Clearmountain Mix
31 First Night Back in London
32 Stop the World
33 Midnight to Stevens (Outtake)
34 The Magnificent Dance
35 Armagideon Time
36 Gates of the West
37 Groovy Times
38 Ghetto Defendant (Extended Unedited Version)
39 Cheapskates (Live at the Lyceum)
40 Stay Free (Live at the Lyceum)
41 English Civil War (Live at the Lyceum)
42 Jail Guitar Doors (Live at the Lyceum)
43 City of the Dead (Live at the Lyceum)
44 1977 (Beaconsfield Film School Session)
45 Straight to Hell (Extended Unedited Version)
46 Cool Confusion
47 Pressure Drop
48 I Fought the Law (Live)
49 City of the Dead - Live
50 Capital Radio - Live
51 Career Opportunities (Live)
52 Clash City Rockers - Live
53 What's My Name - Live
54 Complete Control - Live
55 I Fought the Law (Live at Shea Stadium)
56 Should I Stay or Should I Go (Live at Shea Stadium)
57 English Civil War (Live at Shea Stadium)
58 Clampdown (Live at Shea Stadium)
59 Spanish Bombs (Live at Shea Stadium)
60 Career Opportunities (Live at Shea Stadium)
61 London Calling (Live)
62 Armagideon Time (Live)
63 Train In Vain (Live)
64 The Guns of Brixton (Live)
65 The Prisoner
66 Jail Guitar Doors
67 City of the Dead
68 Complete Control
69 I Fought the Law (Live at the Lyceum)
70 Capital Radio
71 1977
72 Janie Jones - Live
73 Drug-Stabbing Time - Live
74 Straight to Hell - Live
75 Should I Stay or Should I Go (Live)
76 Know Your Rights - Live
77 The Magnificent Seven (Live)
78 Janie Jones (Polydor Demos)
79 London's Burning (Polydor Demos)
80 London's Burning (Beaconsfield Film School Session)
81 Listen / Interviews
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