David Bowie - Over The Wall We Go lyrics

Over the wall we go All coppers are nanas Over the wall we go Leave 'em a note saying 'wish you were here I know the best ways to break out of here I helped a young laddie called ivan I bundled him over the wall last night Then he climbed back and he grabbed me tight He uttered some words that i can't say to you 'cause he remembered that he was a screw Over the wall we go All coppers are nanas Over the wall we go Leave 'em a note wishing 'happy new year' My name is henry though some say i'm thick I've spent half me life in and out of nick Me mum sends me presents to keep me in style Soggy old cakes and hundreds of files Now i sussed all them files i'm a clever young man Now i'm just stupid with manicured hands Over the wall we go All coppers are nanas Over the wall we go Nobody's left and the screw are in tears Spoken: "double 3, 427 ?" "here, sir." "double 3, 428 ?" "here, sir." "double 3, 429? double 3, 429 - where is he?" "he went out for a cup of tea at the local football match, sir." "oh. well he might have invited me..." Over the wall we go All coppers are nanas Over the wall we go Nbody's slept and the screws are in tears We tried digging tunnels but gave up the ghost just past the kensington yards at the most Our limbs was aching, we felt pretty pooped Our clothes they was tatty, our arrows did droop. We crawled back to safety, our hearts filled with gloom 'cos we'd dug ourselves through to the smallest room Over the wall we go All coppers are nanas Over the wall we go Note wishing 'happy new year' Spoken: [sfx: knock knock knock] "hello, who is it?" "double 3, 429, guv" "oh, hang on a minute... [sfx: doors opening] Hello sonny jim Been wondering where you were Did you have a nice christmas?"