Lively!

Written by：Lonnie Donegan/Peter Buchanan

Now lively is a funny word

It means a lot of things

But to the burglar people

An urgent call it brings

'Cause when they breakin' open safes

Or nailin' up old vans

Lively just means

Scarper boys to all the different gangs

Lively lively the night is going fast

Lively lively we both got murky pasts

Lively lively don't leave that block untied

'Cause if you did it's a penny to a quip

That we both end up inside

We broke into a spinster's house

While she was known in prayer

She was praying for a men

What for she didn't care

We had to dive beneath the bed

The dust pan there made us sneeze

Oh that was quick the old girl cried

Jumped up to her knees

Lively lively the night is going fast

Lively lively we both got murky pasts

Lively lively don't leave this block untied

'Cause if you did it's a penny to a quid

That we both end up inside

Now we rehearsed for days and days

A smash 'n' grab to do

You throw the brick one bloke said

And I'll leave the grab to you

The brick went through the window

Now grab they cried and quick

It wasn't till we got away I've found I grabbed

That brick

Oh lively lively yeah

I sang this song once at a policemen' dance

But I wasn't singing for coppers

Was a gangster

While I've run once form the law I ran into

A church

I mixed with lots of people just to confuse the

Search

I've found meself right at the front the best place

I could hide

I had a fright when some bloke's said got ring

Here comes the bride

Ooops

Lively lively the night is going fast

Lively lively we both got murky pasts

Lively lively don't leave this block untied

'Cause if you did it's a penny to a quip

That we both end up inside

The shop steward of our union

Was up before the judge

Who sent his name to 18 months asked if you

Lodged a grudge

The maximum is twelve me Lord the judge replied what rots

You always wanted time in a half and that's just

What you've got

Lively lively the night is going fast

Lively lively we both got murky pasts

Lively lively don't leave that block untied

'Cause if you did it's a penny to a quid

I go blimey it comes I me

Love love comes any jab

Those band member and here we go

Yet another voice here comes the copper

I want some beer and if you are near

We both end up insiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide