Lively

Lively (Original Mix) - Lonnie Donegan

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 mail 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 bloke untied

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

That we both end up inside

We broke into a spinster's house

While she was knelt in prayer

She was praying for a man

What sort she didn't care

We had to dive beneath the bed

The dust fair made us sneeze

Cor that was quick the old girl cried

And jumped up off her knees

Lively lively the night is going fast

Lively lively we both got murky pasts

Lively lively don't leave that bloke 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 an 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 found

I'd grabbed our brick

Oh lively lively

Here

I sung this song once at a policemen's dance

But I was only singing for coppers

Oooo what a gagster

Whilst on the run once from the law

I rushed into a church

I mixed with lot's of people

Just to confuse the search

I've found meself right up

The front the best place I could hide

I had a fright when some bloke said Got the ring

Here comes the bride

Whoops

Lively lively the night is going fast

Lively lively we both got murky pasts

Lively lively don't leave that bloke untied

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

That we both end up inside

The shop steward of our union was up before the judge

Who sentenced him to 18 months

Our steward lodged a grudge

The maximum is twelve Mlud the judge replied What rot

You always wanted time and 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 bloke untied

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

Oh Gawd Blimey here comes Hymie

La La twopence on your jar

Rosin' on the bow and here we go

Good luck then snapper here comes the coppers

I've had some beer if we run in here

We both end up inside