Over the Wall We Go Lyrics - David Bowie

1 Over the wall we go

2 All coppers are nanas

3 Over the wall we go

4 Leave 'em a note saying 'wish you were here

5 I know the best ways to break out of here

6 I helped a young laddie called Ivan

7 I bundled him over the wall last night

8 Then he climbed back and he grabbed me tight

9 He uttered some words that I can't say to you

10 'Cause he remembered that he was a screw

11 Over the wall we go

12 All coppers are nanas

13 Over the wall we go

14 Leave 'em a note wishing 'Happy New Year'

15 My name is Henry though some say I'm thick

16 I've spent half me life in and out of nick

17 Me mum sends me presents to keep me in style

18 Soggy old cakes and hundreds of files

19 Now I sussed all them files I'm a clever young man

20 Now I'm just stupid with manicured hands

21 Over the wall we go

22 All coppers are nanas

23 Over the wall we go

24 Nobody's left and the screw are in tears

25 spoken:

26 "Double 3, 427 ?" "Here, sir."

27 "Double 3, 428 ?" "Here, sir."

28 "Double 3, 429? Double 3, 429 - Where is he?"

29 "He went out for a cup of tea at the local football match, sir."

30 "Oh. well he might have invited me..."

31 Over the wall we go

32 All coppers are nanas

33 Over the wall we go

34 Nbody's slept and the screws are in tears

35 We tried digging tunnels but gave up the ghost just past the Kensington yards at the most

36 Our limbs was aching, we felt pretty pooped

37 Our clothes they was tatty, our arrows did droop.

38 We crawled back to safety, our hearts filled with gloom

39 'Cos we'd dug ourselves through to the smallest room

40 Over the wall we go

41 All coppers are nanas

42 Over the wall we go

43 Note wishing 'Happy New Year'

44 spoken:

45 [SFX: knock knock knock]

46 "Hello, who is it?"

47 "Double 3, 429, guv"

48 "Oh, hang on a minute...

49 [SFX: Doors opening]

50 Hello sonny Jim

51 Been wondering where you were

52 Did you have a nice Christmas?"