Bedtime boys!
oh mom!
Now hey there people, wonand't you lend an ear?
and'cause iand've a story to tell and iand'm telling it here
i was born in a town in the great uk
from a baby to a boy to a man today
and iand'm a musical man, and iand'm a man of verse
but iand've got a little problem and itand's getting worse
Well my life was so well planned
survivinand' and a-jivinand' in a f-f-funk band
and'cause rappinand', itand's my, bread and butter
but itand's hard to rap when youand're born with a st-st-st, st, st-st, st,
st-t, st-t, stutter!
Well no-oneand's ever seen what i mean
from the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
weand've all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
so join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
Well it was and'82 when i joined the boys
and i was hip, and i was cool, but now iand've lost my poise
the kids, our fans, are starting to doubt
when you open your mouth and nothing comes out
And it breaks my heart that weand're not on the chart
and'cause the recordand's nearly over when the vocals start
and iand'm down and out, and iand'm down on my luck
and iand'm livinand' on my own and iand'm dying for a fr-riend to say andquot;youand're great!andquot; but iand'm under the hammer
and'cause all i seem to do is s-s-s-st-
Come on man!
S-s-s-st-stammer!
Well no-oneand's ever seen what i mean
from the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
weand've all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
so join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
Neighbours
Well interviewers turn away
who wants to be covered with spray?
talkinand' to me for more than an hour
is equivalent to an april shower
itand's tough! tough! tougher than tough!
itand's worse than benny hill and thatand's bad enough!
something must be wrong with your vocal technique
when the twelve inch mix goes on for a week
I was rappinand' in my club the other night
when nothinand' i said was cominand' out right
the crowd got angry, and this one man
he was gonna throw a bottle
he was gonna chuck a can, chuck a can, chuck it, chuck it, chuck it,
chuck it
Well no-oneand's ever seen what i mean
from the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
weand've all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
so join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
N-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-no, need, for shouting!
W-w-w-w-whyand's that then?
Well, youand'll wake mr whittaker at number thirty-two
Besides, itand's not very good for the voice
(an amplifier or similar shorts out)
Uuhhh!
Thatand's a bit harsh isnand't it?
No, sleep, and'til bedtime!
Talking of which itand's ten-thirty already!
Is it? ooooh!
What time do they stay up and'til in america?
(i mean)
Oh, very late. sometimes quarter to eleven
(ahhhh)
Well actually iand've heard in new york they sometimes even stay up and'til midnight
No! no wonder they do all that shouting
(i mean)
Yes, they must be very snappy and irritable
Thatand's right
(ahhhh)
Do you know, i heard a story that those toastie boys stayed up and'til
quarter past twelve!
Really? well thatand's just silly!
Theyand're just gonna get burnt out
Burnt out!
Well no-oneand's ever seen what i mean
from the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
weand've all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
so join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
Well no-oneand's ever seen what i mean
from the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
weand've all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
so join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
Well no-oneand's ever seen what i mean
from the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen...
(fades out)
