Sheila
Jamie T
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Panic Prevention
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According to the Shelia Songfacts, the song features excerpts from John Betjeman’s poem The Cockney Amorist. The samples were taken from an album featuring some of the poet’s work that belonged to a member of Treays’ family.
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[Chorus] Sheila goes out with her mate Stella It gets poured all over her fella 'Cause she says, "Man, he ain't no better Than the next man kicking up fuss" Drunk, she stumbles down by a river Screams calling London (London!) None of us heard her coming I guess the carpet weren't rolled out [Sample: John Betjeman] Oh, when my love, my darling, you've left me here alone I'll walk the streets of London which once seemed all our own The vast suburban churches, together we have found The ones which smelt of gaslight, the ones in incense drowned [Verse 1] Her lingo went from the Cockney to the gringo Anytime she sing a song, the other girls sing along And tell all the fellas that the lady is single Fickle way to tickle on my young man's ting She's up for doing what she like, any day more like the night She drowned, drunk sorrows that she stole, bought, borrowed She didn't like fights, but at the same time understood Fellas will be fellas 'til the end of time [Sample: John Betjeman] Good heavens, you boys! Blue blooded murder of the English tongue Bluh! [Verse 2] Jack had a gang that he called 'The Many Grams' He was known as 'Smack Jack, the Cracker Man' In life, he was dealt some shit hands But the boys got the back now And Jay went the same way as Mickey and Dan Dependent mans upon the heroins And man, Lisa had a baby with Sam And now Jack's on his own man Well done, Jack, glug down that cider You're right, she's a slut and you never fucking liked her Not like what, he stopped, so shocked 'Cause it turned out the last dance killed the pied piper Tough little big man, friends with your daughters Only 'cause they drive him to pick up all his quarters Crawler, lager lout brawlers, fall to the floor Think they're free but they ain't near the border Too young, gunned down by your hellfire corner Always did a favour but never took a order Behave, young scallywag, a fine young Galahad Glad ragged up, but only ever getting fag hags Hung on his shoulder, cheap price shop tag Slag, better understand he came for the glamour But this town's original, superficial the issue For one dear Jack had thirty-five doppelgängers [Chorus] Sheila goes out with her mate Stella It gets poured all over her fella 'Cause she says, man, he ain't no better Than the next man kicking up fuss Drunk, she stumbles down by a river Screams calling London None of us heard her coming I guess the carpet weren't rolled out [Sample] It's over, man, it's over London! [Verse 3] So this a short story about the girl Georgina Never seen a worse, clean young mess Under stress at best, but she's pleased to see you With love, God bless, we lay her body to rest Now it all dear started with Daddy's alcoholic Light weight, chinking down, numbing his brain And the doctor said he couldn't get the heart dear started Now beat up, drugged up, she feeling the strain She says, "In a rut, what the fuck I supposed to do?" Suck it up, start, stop, keep running through True, but you try, it ain't easy to do She been buckle-belt beaten from the back like a brat Don't know where she's going, but she know where she at So Georgie, it's time to chain react But the truth is, you know, she probably fought back Tears stream down her face, she screamed away "When I fall, no-one catch me Alone lonely, I'll overdose slowly Get scared, I'll scream and shout" But you know it won't matter, she'll be passing out I say gigidy-bigidy-up just another day Another sad story, that's tragedy Paramedic announced death at 10:30 Rip it up, kick it, to spit up the views [Chorus] Sheila goes out with her mate Stella It gets poured all over her fella 'Cause she says, man, he ain't no better Than the next man kicking up fuss (London!) Drunk, she stumbles down by a river Screams calling London None of us heard her coming I guess the carpet weren't rolled Sheila goes out with her mate Stella It gets poured all over her fella 'Cause she says, man, he ain't no better Than the next man kicking up fuss Drunk, she stumbles down by a river Screams calling London (London!) None of us heard her coming I guess the carpet weren't rolled out