Probable line-up:

Drums: Charlie Watts
Bass: Ron Wood
Electric guitars: Keith Richards (incl. solo), Mick Jagger & Ron Wood
Lead vocals: Mick Jagger
Background vocals: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Ron Wood
Piano: Ian Stewart
 

In the sweet old country where I come from
Nobody ever works, nothing ever gets done

We hang fire

You know, marrying money is a full time job
I don't need the aggravation, I'm a lazy slob

I hang fire

Hang fire, hang fire
Put it on the wire, baby

Hang fire

We've got nothing to eat, we've got nowhere to work
Nothing to drink, we just lost our shirts
I'm on the dole, "we ain't for hire"
Say what the hell, say what the hell

Yeah, take a thousand dollars, go and have some fun
Put it all on at a hundred to one
 
 

TrackTalk

It's usually me who writes those (boogie/rock & roll) tunes. I just think they're fun to do once, but they're pretty much not much fun for people to listen to all the time I suppose because many bands do that sort of thing. I don't know. Whatever comes up comes up. They sound nice. I mean they're really easy to finish and you say Oh, that's nice. Those tunes tend to be the first ones done.

Yeah, (the song is about England): ...where I come from, nobody ever works, nothing ever gets done. They're going through their little traumas over there. It serves them right for kickin' us out.

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