The Skore

The Rude Boys Are Back In Town

Wo'oh! Yeah-eh! The rude boys are back in town

Wo'oh! Yeah-eh!! The rude boys are back in town

Wo'oh! Yeah-eh! The rude boys are back in town

Wo'oh! Yeah-eh! We got the rude boys back in town

It’s been such a long time since they’ve been seen

The rude boys been doing their thing

They’re back with a vengeance and a brand new scene

And the rude boys are lookin’ mean

In a London suit and shiny boot

The rude boys been messin’ around

In a London suit and shiny boot

The rude boys been rudin’ around

Wo'oh!Yeah-eh! The rude boys are back in town

Wo'oh'!Yeah-eh! The rude boys are back in town

Wo'oh! Yeah-eh! The rude boys are back in town

Wo'oh! Yeah-eh! We got the rude boys back in town

A dash of punk on Jamaican beat

And the rude boys are back on the street

In a style and a way to make you move your feet

And the rude boys are lookin’ neat

In a London suit and shiny boot

The rude boys been getting’ down

In a London suit and shiny boot

The rude boys been rudin’ around

Wo'oh! Yeah-eh! The rude boys are back in town

Wo'oh! Yeah-eh! We got the rude boys back in town

Mary Jane

Mary, oh I love Mary

She’s my sweet old Mary

I love my Mary Jane

Mary, oh I love Mary

She’s my sweet old Mary

I love my Mary Jane

Mary, she make me feel so hairy

Chill me when I’m lairy

Oh Oh Mary Jane

My Mary never lets me down

And I, I never gets to wear a frown

When I’m with …….. Mary

OH Oh I love Mary

She’s my dear old Mary

I love my Mary Jane, I love my Mary Jane

Mary, oh I love Mary

She’s my sweet old Mary

I love my Mary Jane

Mary, she make me feel so hairy

Chill me when I’m lairy

Oh Oh Mary Jane

My Mary never lets me down

And I, I never gets to wear a frown

When I’m with ……..Mary

OH Oh I love Mary

She’s my dear old Mary

I love my Mary Jane, I love my Mary Jane

Diamond Geezer

He gets his paper every day

He always answers to every word you say

I hope we all end up that way

He’s a diamond geezer in his diamond days

He wears a collar and a tie

Even when there ain’t a cloud in the sky

When it’s so hot that I could die

He’s a diamond geezer in his diamond days

Always wears his Sunday best

Every morning a clean string vest

His casual slacks clinically pressed

For his diamond lady, he’s all out to impress

He likes a tipple every night

He loves to laugh as the young lads fight

Maybe ten years younger then he might

He’s a diamond geezer in his diamond days

He’s got his life etched in his face

With every memory from every place

And every line dances with grace

He’s a diamond geezer in his diamond days

Always wears his Sunday best

Every morning a clean string vest

His casual slacks clinically pressed

For his diamond lady, he’s all out to impress

He’s a diamond geezer

(in his diamond days)

He’s a diamond geezer

(in his diamond days)

He’s a diamond geezer

(in his diamond days)

Gussy Up

Think you better gussy, gussy up or ya gonna lose that girl

You better gussy, gussy up or you’ll lose that pretty girl

You say you gotta treat ‘em mean yeah to keep ‘em keen

But I’m not so sure

The ther’s the dogsbodies that treat ‘em all like queens

No I’m still not sure

I think a bit of mean mixed with a lot of queen

And she’ll want you more

But if you keep it mean I’m sure she’ll flee the scene

And she won’t be coming back no more

You say ya gotta make ‘em wait Yeh always be late

But I’m not so sure

Then there’s the eager dates no they would never be late

But I’m still not sure

I think to make her wait Yeh to always be late

Soon pretty girl get bored

Cos if you make her wait you are always there late

She ain’t gonna open the door

You will be so lonely if you lose that pretty girl

You’re gonna be so lonely in your lonely world

Gussy up

My Hometown

The local boys are dossin’ outside the shop

Waiting for a chance to rob the lot

And all of the girlies think they must be nuts

But they don’t care as long as they get their cut

This is life in my hometown

There’s plenty of fights in my hometown

And the drugs are rife in my hometown

Yeh this is life in my hometown

All of the gangsters have gone down the docks

Their sorting out who’s is who’s and what’s what is what

And all of the girlies think it’s such a shame

As long as they’re sorted with their gear and pills again

This is life in my hometown

There’s plenty of fights in my hometown

And the drugs are rife in my hometown

Yeh this is life in my hometown

Everyone is a gangster in my hometown

Cleveland Road

The lady next door still hangs her washing on the line

But she don’t hang out her husbands clothes no more

He’s gone away I saw them take him the other day

In a big black quiet car he left our street

The geezer from across the road lights another spliff

He says it’s when ya seeing things like that you could do with a little lift

The old man on the corner who stops to catch his breath

He says one ‘o these cold, cold days instead he’s gonna catch his death

The woman that lives three doors up has got loads of kids

Says she doesn’t get to sleep much anymore

They keep her awake, one is teething, one has toothache

Say’s she’ll get some sleep when the kids have all left home

The geezer from across the road lights another spliff

He says it’s when ya seeing girls like that you could do with a little lift

The old man on the corner who stops to catch his breath

He says one ‘o these cold, cold days instead he’s gonna catch his death

The young lads ‘cross the way, in hoods they duck and dive all day

‘Cos their Mum don’t want the police ‘round here no more

They’ve been caught before they felt the long arm of the law

And their Mum said how can she show her face out now

The geezer from across the road lights another spliff

He says it’s when ya seeing kids like that you could do with a little lift

The old man on the corner who stops to catch his breath

He says one ‘o these cold, cold days instead he’s gonna catch his death

Me I’m a full time Dad, still trying to do the best I can for my lad

‘Cos everything I do’s all about the boy

He is just like me it must be something in his genes

And he knows what I will say before I speak

The geezer from across the road lights another spliff

He says it’s when meeting blokes like me he could do with a little lift

The old man on the corner who stops to catch his breath

He says one ‘o these cold, cold days instead he’s gonna catch his death

I Can See It In Your Eyes

I can see it your eyes, I can see what you’re about to do

And it’s tearing me apart knowing your gonna break my heart in two

I can see it your eyes, I can see what you’re about to do

Living in this life would mean nothing if it’s spent without you

I can see it your eyes, I can see what you’re about to do

Living with your lies would be better than a life without you

I can see it your eyes, I can see what you’re about to do

Living with your lies must be better than what I’m going through

I know that I could look the other way

Head down and turn and slowly walk away

I know that I could look the other way

I know I could but I just want you to stay

Baby, baby, baby I’m gonna miss you

Baby, baby, baby I’ll never diss you

Baby, baby, baby I’m gonna miss you

Cos I can see it in your eyes and I can see what your about to do

Yeh to me and you

I can see it your eyes, I can see what you’re about to do

‘Bout to rip me up and break me heart in two

I can see it your eyes, I can see what you’re about to do

What did you think that I’m just some big old fool

Circus Show

I thought that I was going to be A-OK

Been telling myself since you went away

I thought that I was going to be F- Alright

But I still can’t get to sleep at night it just don’t feel right

It’s doing my head in

Night after night

It’s doing my head in

I’m losing the fight

And this could be the night

When the walls come a tumbling in

And the circus show begins

The men in white coats they all start to grin

Let the fun begin

Cos I’m going crazy I’m losing my mind

I’m going crazy wishing you were still mine

And I keep trying, trying to turn back the time

When the walls come a tumbling in

I’m just trying to turn back the time

The men in white coats they all start to grin

I keep trying to turn back the time

Short Term Memory Loss

I said that I would meet you outside the picture’s at half past eight

Before I knew it I already blew it I was over two hours late

I left you standing out in the rain not thinking that I’d made you wait

All of that time I was snug and warm and dry just having a smoke with my mates

You sent a text and all I knew next was we were both texting a row

I tried explaining while you were still raging and you said it’s all over now

It’s just a case of my short term memory letting us both down again

Sometimes I get a bit forgetful what were we talking just about then

Now I’ve lost my train of thought but I’m sure it will come back again

Was it something ‘bout my short term memory and you being out in the rain

No it’s gone again

I said that I would meet you in town and we would get something to eat

Before I knew it I already blew it I thought the meal was next week

I left you standing out in the cold not thinking that I’d made you wait

All of that time I was happy and high just having a smoke with my mates

You sent a text and all I knew next was we were both texting a row

I tried explaining while you were complaining but you said it’s all over now

That Bloke

He said he was the geezer we would always see, shouting at himself in the street

Scaring the pants off everyone he’d meet, shouting at himself in the street

He was the sort of bloke you’d know, but you wouldn’t wanna take him home

He was the one you know you know, I said sorry mate, no I don’t

He was the old man always dressed in black, with a big white stain down his back

When we was kids we took the piss for the crack, laughing at the stain down his back

He was the sort of bloke you’d know, but you wouldn’t wanna take him home

He was the one you know you know, I said sorry mate, no I don’t

I cannot picture him at all, his face, the stain, I just can’t recall at all

Remember, remember, remember, remember

He said, you must remember him now

You must remember him now

I said mate, I don’t

Now I remember after all, his face, the stain, I can see it all, in full

So I said

He said he was the geezer we would always see, shouting at himself in the street

Scaring the pants off everyone he’d meet, shouting at himself in the street

He was the sort of bloke you’d know, but you wouldn’t wanna take him home

He was the one you know you know, yeh mate, no I know

He was the old man always dressed in black, with a big white stain down his back

When we was kids we took the piss for the crack, laughing at the stain down his back

He was the sort of bloke you’d know, but you wouldn’t wanna take him home

He was the one you know you know, yeh mate, no I know

He said, yeh………. Well he’s dead

Oh!

The ‘Ardest ‘Arry

Built like a gladiator

More beef than the master butcher

Hands that could snap your bones in two

If he grabbed ya

Avocado, orange, lemon, they all suit

I guess you could say that he’s a bit of a mixed fruit

He’s a dandy man, but he looks like a big brute

He’s the ‘Ardest ‘Arry I know

Knows what he likes, and likes us all to know

He’s the ‘Ardest ‘Arry I know

He tells us his games, but we don’t wanna know

He’s the ‘Ardest ‘Arry I know

A head as hard as a concrete pillar

A back the size of a mountain gorilla

When he gives you a hug, my friend, it damn nearly kills you

Comes the week-end, and he’s feeling flirty

Don’t wind him up too much, he’s easily shirty

He tells ‘em he loves ‘em, but tells us all that they’re dirties

Big fan of the clich’ed Gary

He’s only happy if he’s getting plenty

Bournville boulevard’s where he’s at, cos he’s ‘Arry

Big P, ‘Ard ‘Arry

He’s an ‘Arry rag in he

He says he ain’t

But we know he’s an ‘Arry rag

Big Loss

Such a big loss such a big loss to me

I’ve been driving by your place

Hoping to see your face

But every time there’s never even a trace

And you girl I can’t replace Yeh Oh Yeh Oh Yeh

It’s been driving me insane

‘Cos I can’t forget your name

And every day brings me the same old pain

‘Cos I’m lost without you

Baby you’re a big loss baby such a big loss to me Ah

Baby you’re a big loss Yeh baby such a big loss to me Ah Ah

It just drives me round the bend

All these letters I’ll never send

It’s everyday It’s never gonna end

‘Cos I’m lost without you

Such a big loss such a big loss to me

Wanna tell my sweet little girl she’s my big loss

When it come to losing her I didn’t know how much it would cost

My heart ain’t broken but I stuck it in the deep frost

It’s staying froze cos I can’t get back the girl I lost Yeh Oh Yeh Oh Yeh

Wanna tell my sweet little girl she’s my big loss

But now she’s gone and I know that our paths may never cross

Can’t get to see her and for me that’s a bit rough

Sweet little girl will never know she’s my big loss Yeh Oh Yeh Oh Yeh

You’re such a big loss to me

Blows My Mind

She always smiles you know she never speaks

You ask her a question and she says she’ll tell you next week

She goes out wearing Dr. Marten’s boots

She falls down a lot yeah, elegance ain’t what she’s got no

She tells me lies a lot but when I look into her eyes

She really blows my mind

Yes she really blows my mind

She never mentions how she really feels

She keeps it all hidden from me so I don’t make a big deal

Her lipstick always leaves a mark on my face

She falls down a lot yeah, elegance ain’t what she’s got no

She makes me laugh a lot but when I look into her eyes

She really blows my mind

Yes she really blows my mind

So what am I doing trying to make plans with her

When she don’t like talking but then I look into her eyes

And she really blows my mind

Yes she really blows my mind

Proverbs (shit in shit out)

The fox preys furthest from his hole

He has to be a fox face no one knows

Every wolf has bought sheep clothes

Now every snake looks like a garden hose

Sometimes it seems the greater the right

Will lead to a greater wrong

As long as the day will follow the night

It will always be the same old song

Shit in shit out

I’ve sussed it out

Shit in shit out

And that’s what it’s all about

Poverty is no disgrace

But it’s a great big pain in the ass

The higher you climb to try to save some face

The more you’re gonna show your ass

One man’s loss is another’s gain

One man’s joy is another’s pain

That’s how it is it stays the same

And it goes round and round again, again, again

Round and round again

Now You Know The Skore

Rude girls now you know The Skore

All you pretty little rude girls now you know The Skore

Tell me rude girls d’you wanna dance some more

Rude boys now you know The Skore

All you rude boys now you know The Skore

Tell me rude boys d’you wanna dance some more

Skinheads now you know The Skore

All you boots and braces now you know The Skore

Tell me skinheads d’you wanna dance some more

Natty dread now you know The Skore

Rastafari natty dread now you know The Skore

Tell me natty dread d’you wanna dance some more

What a pleasure it is on a night like this

Now that everyone knows The Skore

It’s a beautiful sight to see you all tonight

Moonstompin’ on the dance floor

Rude boys we’ll be back for more

All you pretty little rude girls we’ll be back for more

All you skinheads and you natty dreads we’ll be back for more