TWOC

SUPPOSE YA THINK YA CLEVER
IN YA FLASHY COAT 'A LEATHER
WI' YA TWOC'D NIKE AIRS
KNOCK US DOON WITH A FEATHER
'COZ Y' DIVVENT LOOK FLASH IN YA RED HOT RINGA
WI' YA FOOT TO THE FLOOR HEADIN' HOME WI YA DINNER
ON THE SHOTGUN SEAT, AND IT'S APTLY NAMED
AAL THE LOCAL BIZZYS KNAA YA FUCKIN' INSANE
WI' YA DODGY CHEQUES AN' PASSPORTS, RAMRAIDS 'N CARDS
AND BASEBAAL BATS OFF THE HEED O' GUARDS
AN' AAL THIS MAKES Y' THINK YA GEET HARD
BUT YOU'RE SOFT AS SHITE WI' NEE REGARD
FOR ME AN' OTHERS, AND AAL OUR FORIEGN BROTHERS
AND YA KIDS AAL GROW UP TO BE CHEEKY LITTLE BUGGERS
WHO WANNA GROW UP TO BE JUST LIKE YEE
AA SHOULD TEK 'EM AAL N' PUT 'EM OWWER ME KNEE
BUT IF AA DEE THAT AA KNAA WHAT YEED DEE
Y'D BE ROOND ME HOOSE AT THE DROP OF A HAT
OOTA THE BAG COMES A ROUNDERS BAT
AN Y'D LOVE TO SEE ME HEED GAN SPLAT<
BUT WHAT WOULD IT PROOVE N' WHERE
WOULD IT LEAD
IF YOU BROUGHT YA BAT DOON ON ME HEED
THEN AA GET MY BAT, HIT YA BACK
N' LEAVE YA IN A HEAP LIKE SQUIDGY BLACK
BUT THERES BETTER THINGS THAT AA CAN DEE
TO MEK THE UNENLIGHTENED SEE
LIKE EDUCATE AND SPEAK OUT LOUD
AND TRY TO MEK A PEACEFUL CROWD
WHO KNAA THEIR ELBOW FROM THEIR ARSE
AND DON'T THINK THAT RESPECT'S A FARCE
'COZ I'VE SEEN THE FUTURE AN ITS GONNA GET WORSE
AS IF WE'RE AAL UNDER SOME GEET BIG CURSE
IT'S GOTTA GET BAD BEFORE IT GETS BETTER
AND IT'LL HAPPEN REALLY SLOWLY IF AA PUT IT IN A LETTER, SO;
AA GOT IT IN ME HEED
PUT IT DOON ON THE PAGE
MED IT AAL RHYME AN' KEPT A BIT O' RAGE
AN' 'COZ IT'S WRITTEN DOON
AA CAN READ IT AGAIN
IT'LL AALWAYS COME OOT
EXACTLY THE SAME
SO LISTEN HARD,
GET IT IN TA YA HEED
THIEVES, THUGS AND LIARS
ARE NOT WHAT AA NEED



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