The Lyrics of the 4Skins

The Lyrics of the 4Skins

Thanks to A-T from Sweden for the idea for this.......

Do you remember the days in '69, seeing all the skinheads standing in a line
Foaming at the mouth, Waiting for a fight, High boots, cropped hair, what a fuckin sight

Come back of the skinhead, come back of the boot
People that we don't beat up, We're gonna fucking shoot
We are the new breed, we will have our say, we are the new breed, we are today

Down in East London, Trouble on the street,
On the street corners, the gangs do meet
Talking about the weekend, What they're gonna do?
If you aint careful gonna do you!

Come back of the skinhead, come back of the boot
People that we don't beat up, We're gonna fucking shoot
We are the new breed, we will have our say
we are the new breed, we are today

Chaos in the city Civil war now,

Skinheads know what to do, skinheads know how
Skinhead with his boots on Nobodys fool ,

Skinheads taking over Chaos is the rule!
Chaos, chaos, chaos - dont give a toss
Chaos, chaos, chaos - dont give a toss!

YESTERDAYS HEROES

From the cradle to the grave
always trying to be brave
Show his courage to everyone
From his birth to his death
Gotta prove that he's the best
Done everything thats gotta be done

Cause he's Yesterday's Hero
Yesterday's Hero in every way
Yesterday's Hero
Yesterday's Hero is forgotten today

Wants to try his hand at pop
Have a record at the top
All his records are lots of fun
Concerts city style
They all make you smile
Ain't it all a load of fun?

Cause he's Yesterday's Hero
Yesterday's Hero in every way
Yesterday's Hero
Yesterday's Hero is forgotten today

On Telly every day
Copied in every way
Fans ask for an autograph
Some kind of superman
Photographs for a fan
Don't it all make yer laugh?

Cause he's Yesterday's Hero
Yesterday's Hero in every way
Yesterday's Hero
Yesterday's Hero is forgotten today

CLOCKWORK SKINHEAD

Wearing braces of red, white, and blue
doing what he thinks he ought to do
Used to be a punk and a mod too
His mother says its just a phase he's going through

He's a Clockwork skinhead, just a clockwork skinhead
Clockwork skinhead- got no choice
He's a Clockwork skinhead, just a clockwork skinhead
clockwork skinhead-One of the boys

Take him to the pub, buy him a beer
Tell him what he wants to hear
Wind him up like clockwork toy
wants to be a man but he's just a boy

He's a Clockwork skinhead, just a clockwork skinhead
Clockwork skinhead- got no choice
He's a Clockwork skinhead, just a clockwork skinhead
clockwork skinhead-One of the boys

Believes everything the papers say
What's he gonna be today
What is it hip to be
Will he be himself or will he copy me?

He's a Clockwork skinhead, just a clockwork skinhead
Clockwork skinhead- got no choice
He's a Clockwork skinhead, just a clockwork skinhead
clockwork skinhead-One of the boys

ACAB - All Coppers Are Bastards

Walking down the road with my mates one night
We got in a little fight
Geezer run towards me with a knife in his fist
I got cut along the wrist

ACAB ACAB ACAB
All Coppers Are Bastards

Coppers come up & say what's wrong with you?
come with us and see what we can do
Next thing I knew I was in a cell
All my mates in there as well

ACAB ACAB ACAB
All Coppers Are Bastards

I had to go to Court to plead my case
Jury didnt like the look of my face

Judge said I'm gonna put you away
Asked if I had anything to say, I said.......

ACAB ACAB ACAB
All Coppers Are Bastards

Britains in trouble, countrys bled dry
handicapped and eldery have all gotta die
no one fights the system, fight with each other
the combine is laughing, scared of big brother

What are we gonna get
What are we gonna get
What are we gonna get
in 1984

Rats leave the sinking ship, theyve got their money made
third world countries, sending us aid
people queue up just to get their ration
not the birth, but the death of a nation

What are we gonna get
What are we gonna get
What are we gonna get
in 1984

Will there be some heroes,into 85
when the bomb is dropped,and how do you stay alive
Orwell said it all, he looked the future in the face
Giant test tube babies,build a brand new race

What are we gonna get
What are we gonna get
What are we gonna get
in 1984

ONE LAW FOR THEM

Go to football, throw a brick,

Get no mercy, months in nick

Riot in the ghetto, red alert,

Guilty free, innocent hurt

We've been warned of rivers of blood

See the trickle before the flood

Pretend nothing happened, make no fuss

One law for them, One for us

One law for them, One law for them,

One law for them, and another law for us

No fun, no homes, no job, no use

what else is used as an excuse

Families fighting, familes looting

next theres death, then theres shooting

One law for them, One law for them,

One law for them, and another law for us

Riots in London, blame Old Bill

We've been lucky no ones killed

Violence on the streets, more to follow

Freedom for those freedom fighters

One law for them, One law for them,

One law for them, and another law for us

I like breaking arms and legs
slapping faces, wringing necks
Now i'll knife you in the back
Kick your bones until they crack

I´m Evil, evil, evil, evil
Evil, evil, evil, evil

Jump up and down upon your head
Kick you around 'til your dead
Fill your body full of lead
See the roads turn to red

I´m Evil, evil, evil, evil
Evil, evil, evil, evil

I don't like trendy cunts who pose
Gonna punch you in the Nose
Stick my Marten in your crotch
Don't like you, you're too much

I´m Evil, evil, evil, evil
Evil, evil, evil, evil

I´m Evil, evil, evil, evil
Evil, evil, evil, evil

I won't say sorry for what i've done
I won't say sorry for having fun
I won't take the blame
No I ain't gonna be ashamed
Won't say sorry for what i've done
I don't say sorry to anyone

Shout it out
Shout it out
I don't give a damn cos im proud of what i am
Shout it out
Shout it out
I don't give a damn 'cos i'm proud of what i am
I don't give a damn 'cos i'm proud of what i am

I won't say sorry to you
If you think I will you know what you can do
I won't apologise
and I won't put up with any of you lies
I won't say sorry to you
You can stick that up your arsehole too

Shout it out
Shout it out
I don't give a damn cos im proud of what i am
Shout it out
Shout it out
I don't give a damn 'cos i'm proud of what i am
I don't give a damn 'cos i'm proud of what i am

I won't say sorry for the way I act
I won't say sorry for the manners I lack
I won't say sorry at all
I won't say sorry 'cos it makes me feel small
I won't say sorry for the way I act
I won't say sorry and thats a fact

Shout it out
Shout it out
I don't give a damn cos im proud of what i am
Shout it out
Shout it out
I don't give a damn 'cos i'm proud of what i am
I don't give a damn 'cos i'm proud of what i am

Just left school cant find no work
Be a building labourer or an office clerk
Cant believe the men youve seen
On the scrapheap and youre only 17

What a wonderful world
What a wonderful world this is

Standing on the corner waiting for a bus
Old Bill come and try to nick you for SUS
You try tell them that youve done nothing wrong
They tell you not to sing the same song

What a wonderful world
What a wonderful world this is

Standing in the pub on your own for the night
Group of nutters try to pick a fight
You can try and plead for your life
Theyre still cut you with a fucking great knife

What a wonderful world
What a wonderful world this is

Who wants to work when the cash aint there

Who wants to get up where theres no where to stay!!!

Who wants a job when theres nothing about,

You can stuff employment, thats what we say

Sleeping all day, sitting up all night

poncing fags thats all right

We're on the dole and we're proud of it

We're ready for 5 More Years

Don't want to know about the privileged few

Don't want to know what its costing the land

Don't want to join the job hunting queue

I just want to sit here and hold out my hand

Sleeping all day, sitting up all night

poncing fags thats all right

we're on the dole and we're proud of it

We're ready for 5 More Years

You can keep the politicians and what they do

You can keep your songs about the down and outs

You can praise the politicians if you knew

Theyre responsible for us down and outs

Cheers to the Government who cause redundancies

Cheers to the Unions who make men strike

Cheers to the men who bring the country to its knees

And cheers to us layabouts, the life we like

Sleeping all day, sitting up all night

poncing fags thats all right

We're on the dole and we're proud of it

We're ready for 5 More Years

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Copyright (c) 2004 Tommy Cassidy.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
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Free Documentation License".

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".


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		Do you remember the days in '69, seeing all the skinheads standing in a line Foaming at the mouth, Waiting for a fight, High boots, cropped hair, what a fuckin sight Come back of the skinhead, come back of the boot People that we don't beat up, We're gonna fucking shoot We are the new breed, we will have our say, we are the new breed, we are today Down in East London, Trouble on the street, On the street corners, the gangs do meet Talking about the weekend, What they're gonna do? If you aint careful gonna do you! Come back of the skinhead, come back of the boot People that we don't beat up, We're gonna fucking shoot We are the new breed, we will have our say we are the new breed, we are today Chaos in the city Civil war now, Skinheads know what to do, skinheads know how Skinhead with his boots on Nobodys fool , Skinheads taking over Chaos is the rule! Chaos, chaos, chaos - dont give a toss Chaos, chaos, chaos - dont give a toss! YESTERDAYS HEROES From the cradle to the grave always trying to be brave Show his courage to everyone From his birth to his death Gotta prove that he's the best Done everything thats gotta be done Cause he's Yesterday's Hero Yesterday's Hero in every way Yesterday's Hero Yesterday's Hero is forgotten today Wants to try his hand at pop Have a record at the top All his records are lots of fun Concerts city style They all make you smile Ain't it all a load of fun? Cause he's Yesterday's Hero Yesterday's Hero in every way Yesterday's Hero Yesterday's Hero is forgotten today On Telly every day Copied in every way Fans ask for an autograph Some kind of superman Photographs for a fan Don't it all make yer laugh? Cause he's Yesterday's Hero Yesterday's Hero in every way Yesterday's Hero Yesterday's Hero is forgotten today



		CLOCKWORK SKINHEAD Wearing braces of red, white, and blue doing what he thinks he ought to do Used to be a punk and a mod too His mother says its just a phase he's going through He's a Clockwork skinhead, just a clockwork skinhead Clockwork skinhead- got no choice He's a Clockwork skinhead, just a clockwork skinhead clockwork skinhead-One of the boys Take him to the pub, buy him a beer Tell him what he wants to hear Wind him up like clockwork toy wants to be a man but he's just a boy He's a Clockwork skinhead, just a clockwork skinhead Clockwork skinhead- got no choice He's a Clockwork skinhead, just a clockwork skinhead clockwork skinhead-One of the boys Believes everything the papers say What's he gonna be today What is it hip to be Will he be himself or will he copy me? He's a Clockwork skinhead, just a clockwork skinhead Clockwork skinhead- got no choice He's a Clockwork skinhead, just a clockwork skinhead clockwork skinhead-One of the boys ACAB - All Coppers Are Bastards Walking down the road with my mates one night We got in a little fight Geezer run towards me with a knife in his fist I got cut along the wrist ACAB ACAB ACAB All Coppers Are Bastards Coppers come up & say what's wrong with you? come with us and see what we can do Next thing I knew I was in a cell All my mates in there as well ACAB ACAB ACAB All Coppers Are Bastards I had to go to Court to plead my case Jury didnt like the look of my face Judge said I'm gonna put you away Asked if I had anything to say, I said....... ACAB ACAB ACAB All Coppers Are Bastards 1984 Britains in trouble, countrys bled dry handicapped and eldery have all gotta die no one fights the system, fight with each other the combine is laughing, scared of big brother What are we gonna get What are we gonna get What are we gonna get in 1984 Rats leave the sinking ship, theyve got their money made third world countries, sending us aid people queue up just to get their ration not the birth, but the death of a nation What are we gonna get What are we gonna get What are we gonna get in 1984 Will there be some heroes,into 85 when the bomb is dropped,and how do you stay alive Orwell said it all, he looked the future in the face Giant test tube babies,build a brand new race What are we gonna get What are we gonna get What are we gonna get in 1984 ONE LAW FOR THEM Go to football, throw a brick, Get no mercy, months in nick Riot in the ghetto, red alert, Guilty free, innocent hurt We've been warned of rivers of blood See the trickle before the flood Pretend nothing happened, make no fuss One law for them, One for us One law for them, One law for them, One law for them, and another law for us No fun, no homes, no job, no use what else is used as an excuse Families fighting, familes looting next theres death, then theres shooting One law for them, One law for them, One law for them, and another law for us Riots in London, blame Old Bill We've been lucky no ones killed Violence on the streets, more to follow Freedom for those freedom fighters One law for them, One law for them, One law for them, and another law for us EVIL I like breaking arms and legs slapping faces, wringing necks Now i'll knife you in the back Kick your bones until they crack I´m Evil, evil, evil, evil Evil, evil, evil, evil Jump up and down upon your head Kick you around 'til your dead Fill your body full of lead See the roads turn to red I´m Evil, evil, evil, evil Evil, evil, evil, evil I don't like trendy cunts who pose Gonna punch you in the Nose Stick my Marten in your crotch Don't like you, you're too much I´m Evil, evil, evil, evil Evil, evil, evil, evil I´m Evil, evil, evil, evil Evil, evil, evil, evil SORRY I won't say sorry for what i've done I won't say sorry for having fun I won't take the blame No I ain't gonna be ashamed Won't say sorry for what i've done I don't say sorry to anyone Shout it out Shout it out I don't give a damn cos im proud of what i am Shout it out Shout it out I don't give a damn 'cos i'm proud of what i am I don't give a damn 'cos i'm proud of what i am I won't say sorry to you If you think I will you know what you can do I won't apologise and I won't put up with any of you lies I won't say sorry to you You can stick that up your arsehole too Shout it out Shout it out I don't give a damn cos im proud of what i am Shout it out Shout it out I don't give a damn 'cos i'm proud of what i am I don't give a damn 'cos i'm proud of what i am I won't say sorry for the way I act I won't say sorry for the manners I lack I won't say sorry at all I won't say sorry 'cos it makes me feel small I won't say sorry for the way I act I won't say sorry and thats a fact Shout it out Shout it out I don't give a damn cos im proud of what i am Shout it out Shout it out I don't give a damn 'cos i'm proud of what i am I don't give a damn 'cos i'm proud of what i am Wonderful World Just left school cant find no work Be a building labourer or an office clerk Cant believe the men youve seen On the scrapheap and youre only 17 What a wonderful world What a wonderful world this is Standing on the corner waiting for a bus Old Bill come and try to nick you for SUS You try tell them that youve done nothing wrong They tell you not to sing the same song What a wonderful world What a wonderful world this is Standing in the pub on your own for the night Group of nutters try to pick a fight You can try and plead for your life Theyre still cut you with a fucking great knife What a wonderful world What a wonderful world this is FIVE MORE YEARS Who wants to work when the cash aint there Who wants to get up where theres no where to stay!!! Who wants a job when theres nothing about, You can stuff employment, thats what we say Sleeping all day, sitting up all night poncing fags thats all right We're on the dole and we're proud of it We're ready for 5 More Years Don't want to know about the privileged few Don't want to know what its costing the land Don't want to join the job hunting queue I just want to sit here and hold out my hand Sleeping all day, sitting up all night poncing fags thats all right we're on the dole and we're proud of it We're ready for 5 More Years You can keep the politicians and what they do You can keep your songs about the down and outs You can praise the politicians if you knew Theyre responsible for us down and outs Cheers to the Government who cause redundancies Cheers to the Unions who make men strike Cheers to the men who bring the country to its knees And cheers to us layabouts, the life we like Sleeping all day, sitting up all night poncing fags thats all right We're on the dole and we're proud of it We're ready for 5 More Years Enter supporting content here Copyright Note: All photographs on this web-site are owned by Tom McCourt and he has given his permission for their use on this site and that they may be freely copied to other web-sites Copyright (c) 2004 Tommy Cassidy. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".