Lively!

Now lively is a funny word
It means a lot of things
But to the burglar people
A urgent call it brings
'Cause when they're breaking open safes
Or nailing up mail vans
Lively just means scarper boys
To oh, a different gang

Lively, lively
The night is going fast
Lively, lively
We've 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 there made her 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've 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've rehearsed for days and days
A smash and 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 grabbed our brick

Oh lively, lively

Here
I sung this song once at a policeman's dance
But I was only singing for coppers
Oh what a gangster

Whilst on the run once from the law
I rushed into a church
I mixed with lots of people
Just to confuse the search
I found myself 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've 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 12, me lad"
The judge replied "What rot
You've always wanted time and a half
And that's just what you got"

Lively, lively
The night is going fast
Lively, lively
We've both got murky pasts
Lively, lively
Don't leave that bloke untied
'Cause if you did
It's a penny to a quid

Oh cor blimey, here comes Jaime
La, la, tubs on your jabs
Rosa on the bow and here we go
Mutt played a supper
Here comes a copper
I've had some beer
Is there one in here?