for 24 hours on the ivory coast they relieved soldiers from their posts and they gave champagne for a toast to pay dividends to the country s host they say tonight you can leave your home but tomorrow it s gonna be the way of the gun and the curfew won t allow you to roam roam roam and the bullets will let you know when the bad dog comes round your door who is the killer who is the killer stone cold killer food for the trigger they ll shoot you down right on sight if you re out in the wrong time of night and in a civil war there s no civil rights in the day of the dead run for your life they say tonight you can leave your home but tomorrow it s gonna be the way of the gun and the curfew won t allow you to roam roam roam and the bullets will let you know when the bad dog comes round your door who is the killer who is the killer stone cold killer food for the trigger and the trenches are dug and the bones they do shiver the tastes of war are so cold and bitter and the human race is the face of the killer and the cost of life is rarely considered  they say tonight you can leave your home but tomorrow it s gonna be the way of the gun and the curfew won t allow you to roam roam roam and the bullets will let you know when the bad dog comes round your door who is the killer who is the killer stone cold killer food for the trigger