[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Copper on the corner
Clockin’ every move I make
Boys in their Burberry
Breath still smellin’ of duty-free
Geezer with a scar lip
Counts notes in a Tesco bag
Says
"Keep your boat shut
Son
Or you’ll end up in the canal"
[Middle 8]
[Chorus]
It’s a bleedin’ East End racket (oi-oi!)
Tea mugs
Traitors
Takin’ packets
Singin’ la-la-la down Bethnal Green
Got brass in pocket and a guilty sheen
Yeah
It’s a bleedin’ East End racket (oi-oi!)
Mums say prayers
We just stack it
We’re too far in to ever stop
Same old trouble with a Britpop trot
[Middle 8]
[Verse 2]
Nan on the stairlift
Moanin’ ‘bout the price of fags
Uncle in the bookies
Layin’ dreams on nags and rags
Pies in the pie ‘n’ mash
Steam on the greasy glass
We talk about “goin’ legit”
Then laugh as the punters pass
[Middle 8]
[Chorus]
It’s a bleedin’ East End racket (oi-oi!)
Tea mugs
Traitors
Takin’ packets
Singin’ la-la-la down Bethnal Green
Got brass in pocket and a guilty sheen
Yeah
It’s a bleedin’ East End racket (oi-oi!)
Mums say prayers
We just stack it
We’re too far in to ever stop
Same old trouble with a Britpop trot
[Bridge]
Do ya love your manor?
Or just the way it pays? (oh yeah)
Are we villains or just kids
Who never grew out the craze?
Stuck between a council flat
And some made-up code of pride
We kiss our crosses
Kiss our luck
Then take one more little ride
[Chorus]
It’s a bleedin’ East End racket (oi-oi!)
Tea mugs
Traitors
Takin’ packets
Singin’ la-la-la down Bethnal Green
Got brass in pocket and a guilty sheen
Yeah
It’s a bleedin’ East End racket (oi-oi!)
Mums say prayers
We just stack it
We’re too far in to ever stop
Same old trouble with a Britpop trot
[Outro]