The Clash - Clampdown

[scatman]

Does anyone know what is said at the start of Clampdown by The Clash?

[leonard]

Scatman, this has bugged me and many others for years, even Mick Jones doesnt know for sure. This was his answer when quized a few years ago on a web chat - ' I only know little snippets. I know "the kingdom is ransacked..." and "something got taken back", but I don't know what it is. And "helicopters descend"...but there are a few more bits I don't know'. Sorry thats not much help.

[royfromaus]

The kingdom is ransacked, the jewels all taken back and the chopper descends.
They're hidden in the back with a message written on a half-baked tape and the spool goes round.
Say I'm back here in this place
...and I cry
...where there's smoke you could click on.