Lively! chords by Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group
Verse 1
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Now lively is a funny word,
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it means a lot of things
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But to the burglar people,
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a hurgent call it brings
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Cos when they're breaking open safes,
or nailing up mail vans
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Lively just means scarfer boys,
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to all the different gangs
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Lively, lively, the night is go ing fast
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Lively, lively,
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we've both got murky pasts
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Lively, lively,
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don't leave that bloke untied
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Cos if you did, it's a penny to a quid
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to be both end up inside
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We broke into the spinster's house
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while she was knelt in prayer
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She was praying for a man,
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what sort, she didn't care
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We had to dive beneath the bed,
the dust fair made us sneeze
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Ooh, that was quick, the old girl cried
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and jumped up off her knees
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Lively, lively, the night is going fast
Lively, lively,
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we've both got moaty pants
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Lively, lively,
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don't leave that bloke untimed
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Cos if you did, it's a penny to a quid
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to be bothin' down his side
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Now we've rehearsed for days and days
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A smash and grab to do
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You throw the brick, one bloke said
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And I'll leave the grab to you
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The brick went through the window
Now grab, they cried and quick
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It wasn't till we got away
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I found I grabbed our brick
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Oh, lively, lively
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Here, I sung this song
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once at a policeman's dance
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but I was only singing for coppers
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oh what a gag star
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whilst on the run once from the law
I rushed into a church
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I mixed with lots of people
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just to confuse the search
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I found myself right up the front
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the best place I could hide
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I had a fright when some bloke said
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got the ring here comes
the bride whoops
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Lively, lively, the night is going faster
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Lively, lively, we're gonna go for a ride
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Lively, lively, don't leave the cloak untied
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For the hippie you were did
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hit a penny to a quid
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To be moving up his ride
Ting -a -a -ling -ling -a -a -a
Bum -bop -bop -bop -bop -bop -bop -bop
-bop -bop -bop -bop -bop -bop -bop
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The shop steward of our union
was up before the judge
Who sentenced him to 18 months,
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our steward lodged a grudge
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The maximum is 12, me lad,
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the judge replied, what rot?
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You've always wanted time and a half,
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and that's just what you got
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Oh lively, lively,
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the night is going fast
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Lively, lively, we will come again
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Lively, lively, don't leave that cloak untied
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Or if you did, it's a penny to a quid
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Oh, go blimey, here comes I'my
La la, tucks on your jaw
Rolls on the bow, and here we go
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Good luck, ladies and gentlemen,
here comes the cover
I've had some beer,
is there one in here?
We both end up inside
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Lively!
Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group
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