Sheila

Sheila goes out with her mate Stella It gets poured all over her fella 'Cause she's says, "Man, he ain't no better Than the next man kicking up fuss" Drunk, she stumbles down by a river Screams calling London (London!) None of us heard her coming I guess the carpet weren't rolled out "Oh when my love, my darling You've left me here alone I'll walk the streets of London Which once seemed all our own The vast suburban churches Together we have found The ones which smelt of gaslight The ones in incense drown'd" Her lingo went from the cockney to the gringo Any time she sing a song, the other girls sing along And tell all the fellas that that lady is single Fickle way to tickle on my young man's ting She's up for doing what she like, any day more like the night She drowned drunk sorrows that she stole, bought, borrowed She didn't like fights but at the same time understood Fellas will be fellas 'til the end of time "Good heavens, you boys! Blue blooded murder of the English tongue" Bluh! Jack had a gang that he called "The Many Grams" He was known as Smack Jack the Cracker Man In life he was dealt some shit hands But the boys got the back now And Jay went the same way as Mickey and Dan Dependent mans upon the heroin And man, Lisa had a baby with Sam And now Jack's on his own man Well done, Jack, glug down that cider You're right, she's a slut and you never fucking liked her Not like what, he stopped, so shocked 'Cause it turned out the last dance killed the pied piper Sheila goes out with her mate Stella It gets poured all over her fella 'Cause she says, "Man, he ain't no better Than the next man kicking up fuss" Drunk, she stumbles down by a river Screams calling London None of us heard her coming I guess the carpet weren't rolled out "It's over man, it's over" "London!" So this a short story about the girl Georgina Never seen a worse, clean young mess Under stress at best, but she's pleased to see you With love, God bless, we lay her body to rest Now it all dear started with Daddy's alcoholic Light weights chinking down, numbing his brain And the doctor said he couldn't get the heart dear started Now beat up, drugged up, she feeling the strain She says, "When I fall, no-one catch me Alone lonely, I'll overdose slowly Get scared, I'll scream and shout" But you know it won't matter, she'll be passing out I said gigidy-bigidy-up just another day Another sad story, that's tragedy Paramedic announced death at 10:30 Rip it up, kick it, to spit up the views Sheila goes out with her mate Stella It gets poured all over her fella 'Cause she says, "Man, he ain't no better Than the next man kicking up fuss" (London!) Drunk, she stumbles down by a river Screams calling London None of us heard her coming I guess the carpet weren't rolled Sheila goes out with her mate Stella It gets poured all over her fella 'Cause she says, "Man, he ain't no better Than the next man kicking up fuss" Drunk, she stumbles down by a river Screams calling London (London!) None of us heard her coming I guess the carpet weren't rolled out