Richard Thompson

The Boys Of Mutton Street

Richard Thompson


Strolling down on Mutton Street 
The moon is peeping through 
Old wives say, Young Man, you'd better 
Watch your Ps and Qs 
But life is good on Mutton Street 
If you know the why and where 
Romping on the bombsites 
There's magic everywhere 

CHORUS 
We're the boys of Mutton Street 
Mutton Street, Mutton Street 
We're the boys of Mutton Street 
We give no ground 

We came upon those Burley boys 
They were shaking like a leaf 
We had our stones and dusters 
We were armed right to the teeth 
We fired a friendly volley 
And we only maimed a few 
And quick as greasy lightning 
They disappeared from view 

Now Bonfire Night it was a sight 
The bonfire, how it blazed 
It nearly set the street alight 
So they called the Fire Brigade 
The Fire Brigade got busy 
But we cut the hoses clean 
And suddenly the Mutton Boys 
Were nowhere to be seen 

Alky on the corner 
Shell-shocked fusilier 
Tip him a little drink, he'll get you 
Cigarettes and beer 
Thomas Tapling Senior 
Got soda pop and news 
Scott and Son's got toys for boys 
But they push their Christian views