There 's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He 's Elvis - wikipedia There 's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He 's Elvis This article relies too much on references to primary sources. Please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources. ( March 2008 ) `` There 's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop, Swears He 's Elvis '' Single by Kirsty MacColl from the album Desperate Character A-side `` There 's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He 's Elvis '' B - side `` Hard To Believe There 's a Guy... ( country version ) '' Released May 1981 Format 7 '' Vinyl Genre Country pop Label Polydor Songwriter ( s ) Kirsty MacColl / Philip Rambow Producer ( s ) Barry Farmer Kirsty MacColl singles chronology `` Keep Your Hands Off My Baby '' ( 1981 ) `` There 's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop, Swears He 's Elvis '' ( 1981 ) `` See That Girl '' ( 1981 ) `` Keep Your Hands Off My Baby '' ( 1981 ) `` There 's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He 's Elvis '' ( 1981 ) `` See That Girl '' ( 1981 ) `` There 's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He 's Elvis '' was Kirsty MacColl 's first hit single, charting in the UK at # 14 in 1981, and remaining in the charts for nine weeks. It reached # 9 in the Irish charts. A promotional version was released in the USA, which instead referenced a truck stop as opposed to the very British chip shop, but this was only available to DJs and did not get a full release. Norwegian singer Elisabeth Andreasson covered the song on her 1981 country album Angel of the Morning, with lyrics in Swedish by Hasse Olsson as `` Killen ner ' på Konsum svär att han är Elvis '' ( `` The guy down Konsum '' swears he 's Elvis ). Track listing `` There 's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He 's Elvis '' ( K. MacColl / P. Rambow ) `` Hard to Believe '' ( K. MacColl ) `` There 's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He 's Elvis ( country version ) '' ( K. MacColl / P. Rambow ) References Jump up ^ `` There 's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He 's Elvis - Kirsty MacColl ''. Retrieved 2014 - 10 - 30. Jump up ^ `` There 's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He 's Elvis 7 '' single - Kirsty MacColl ``. Retrieved 2014 - 10 - 30. Jump up ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas External links freeworld - Kirsty MacColl fansite Kirsty MacColl Studio albums Desperate Character Kirsty MacColl Kite Electric Landlady Titanic Days Tropical Brainstorm Compilations Galore Notable singles `` They Do n't Know '' `` Keep Your Hands Off My Baby '' `` There 's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He 's Elvis '' `` You Still Believe in Me '' `` Terry '' `` A New England '' `` Days '' `` Do n't Come The Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim ! '' `` Walking Down Madison '' `` Soho Square '' With The Pogues `` Fairytale of New York '' Related articles Ewan MacColl Steve Lillywhite Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=There%27s_a_Guy_Works_Down_the_Chip_Shop_Swears_He%27s_Elvis&oldid=799608311 '' Categories : 1981 singles 1981 songs Elisabeth Andreassen songs Kirsty MacColl songs Songs written by Kirsty MacColl Songs about Elvis Presley Polydor Records singles Hidden categories : Articles lacking reliable references from March 2008 All articles lacking reliable references Talk About Wikipedia Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 8 September 2017, at 19 : 12. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote there's a guy works down the chip shop lyrics
Answer: Kirsty MacColl; Kirsty MacColl/Philip Rambow; Kirsty MacColl