Single:
Hey Lord, Don’t Ask Me Questions entered the Australian singles chart* on 12 June 1978 and peaked at #24.
Album:
The song is on The Parkerilla which entered the Australian albums chart* on 10 July 1978 and peaked at #22.
Songwriter:
Graham Parker
Producer:
Mutt Lange
Record label of Australian release:
Vertigo
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikpedia:
The Parkerilla is a 1978 (mostly) live double album by Graham Parker and The Rumour. It was recorded in Bournemouth, Manchester, Oxford and New York City; and mixed at Rockfield Studios, Wales.
The single Hey Lord, Don’t Ask Me Questions was a re-recording of a song from the first album (and slightly retitled) with the song occupying the fourth side.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Parkerilla
Lyrics:
Crimson autograph is what we leave behind
Everywhere man set foot
War mongers laughing loud behind a painted face
Throwing tidbits to the crowd then blowing up the place
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