[ti:Lively!] [ar:Lonnie Donegan] [al:Putting On The Style The Greatest Hits] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Lively! - Lonnie Donegan [00:00.27]Written by:Lonnie Donegan/Peter Buchanan [00:00.54]Now lively is a funny word [00:02.76]It means a lot of things [00:05.73]But to the burglar people [00:08.22]An urgent call it brings [00:11.30]'Cause when they breakin' open safes [00:13.81]Or nailin' up old vans [00:16.34]Lively just means [00:18.99]Scarper boys to all the different gangs [00:27.38]Lively lively the night is going fast [00:31.29]Lively lively we both got murky pasts [00:35.39]Lively lively don't leave that block untied [00:38.93]'Cause if you did it's a penny to a quip [00:41.07]That we both end up inside [00:46.93]We broke into a spinster's house [00:48.81]While she was known in prayer [00:50.83]She was praying for a men [00:52.79]What for she didn't care [00:54.51]We had to dive beneath the bed [00:56.62]The dust pan there made us sneeze [00:58.36]Oh that was quick the old girl cried [01:00.43]Jumped up to her knees [01:02.55]Lively lively the night is going fast [01:06.45]Lively lively we both got murky pasts [01:10.44]Lively lively don't leave this block untied [01:13.95]'Cause if you did it's a penny to a quid [01:16.09]That we both end up inside [01:21.84]Now we rehearsed for days and days [01:23.82]A smash 'n' grab to do [01:25.72]You throw the brick one bloke said [01:27.64]And I'll leave the grab to you [01:29.77]The brick went through the window [01:31.46]Now grab they cried and quick [01:33.45]It wasn't till we got away I've found I grabbed [01:36.60]That brick [01:37.30]Oh lively lively yeah [01:41.12]I sang this song once at a policemen' dance [01:44.46]But I wasn't singing for coppers [01:48.35]Was a gangster [01:50.97]While I've run once form the law I ran into [01:53.72]A church [01:54.61]I mixed with lots of people just to confuse the [01:57.95]Search [01:58.74]I've found meself right at the front the best place [02:01.43]I could hide [02:02.37]I had a fright when some bloke's said got ring [02:04.99]Here comes the bride [02:05.91]Ooops [02:06.65]Lively lively the night is going fast [02:10.53]Lively lively we both got murky pasts [02:14.41]Lively lively don't leave this block untied [02:17.95]'Cause if you did it's a penny to a quip [02:19.87]That we both end up inside [02:31.40]The shop steward of our union [02:33.31]Was up before the judge [02:35.39]Who sent his name to 18 months asked if you [02:37.94]Lodged a grudge [02:39.27]The maximum is twelve me Lord the judge replied what rots [02:42.85]You always wanted time in a half and that's just [02:45.87]What you've got [02:46.91]Lively lively the night is going fast [02:50.81]Lively lively we both got murky pasts [02:54.85]Lively lively don't leave that block untied [02:58.29]'Cause if you did it's a penny to a quid [03:00.30]I go blimey it comes I me [03:02.66]Love love comes any jab [03:04.53]Those band member and here we go [03:06.29]Yet another voice here comes the copper [03:08.41]I want some beer and if you are near [03:10.25]We both end up insiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide