Written by sting & andy summers
Once that you've decided on a killing
First you make a stone of your heart
And if you find that your hands are still willing
Then you can turn a murder into art
There really isn't any need for bloodshed
You just do it with a little more finesse
If you can slip a tablet into someone's coffee
Then it avoids an awful lot of mess
It's murder by numbers, one, two, three
It's as easy to learn as your abc
Murder by numbers, one, two, three
It's as easy to learn as your abc
Now if you have a taste for this experience
And you're flushed with your very first success
Then you must try a twosome or a threesome
And you'll find your conscience bothers you much less
Because murder is like anything you take to
It's a habit-forming need for more and more
You can bump off every member of your family
And anybody else you find a bore
Because it's murder by numbers, one, two, three
It's as easy to learn as your abc
Murder by numbers, one, two, three
It's as easy to learn as your abc
Now you can join the ranks of the illustrious
In history's great dark hall of fame
All our greatest killers were industrious
At least the ones that we all know by name
If you become the leader of the land
And you don't need to lift a finger of your hand
Because it's murder by numbers, one, two, three
It's as easy to learn as your abc
Murder by numbers, one, two, three
It's as easy to learn as your a, b, c, d, e
[00:20.07]Written by sting & andy summers
[00:20.73]Once that you've decided on a killing
[00:25.11]First you make a stone of your heart
[00:30.33]And if you find that your hands are still willing
[00:34.98]Then you can turn a murder into art
[00:39.87]There really isn't any need for bloodshed
[00:44.73]You just do it with a little more finesse
[00:49.86]If you can slip a tablet into someone's coffee
[00:55.05]Then it avoids an awful lot of mess
[01:00.21]It's murder by numbers, one, two, three
[01:04.56]It's as easy to learn as your abc
[01:06.72]Murder by numbers, one, two, three
[01:14.49]It's as easy to learn as your abc
[01:15.78]Now if you have a taste for this experience
[01:25.23]And you're flushed with your very first success
[01:29.73]Then you must try a twosome or a threesome
[01:34.80]And you'll find your conscience bothers you much less
[01:39.60]Because murder is like anything you take to
[01:44.67]It's a habit-forming need for more and more
[01:49.50]You can bump off every member of your family
[01:54.93]And anybody else you find a bore
[01:59.04]Because it's murder by numbers, one, two, three
[02:04.50]It's as easy to learn as your abc
[02:06.09]Murder by numbers, one, two, three
[02:14.37]It's as easy to learn as your abc
[02:19.98]Now you can join the ranks of the illustrious
[02:22.11]In history's great dark hall of fame
[02:29.73]All our greatest killers were industrious
[02:34.50]At least the ones that we all know by name
[02:44.34]If you become the leader of the land
[02:54.06]And you don't need to lift a finger of your hand
[02:58.56]Because it's murder by numbers, one, two, three
[03:06.27]It's as easy to learn as your abc
[03:09.00]Murder by numbers, one, two, three
[04:12.27]It's as easy to learn as your a, b, c, d, e