Madness, Ian Dury - Drip Fed Fred lyrics

We want Freddie for our leader
Freddie is a man of class
We want Freddie for our leader
All stand and raise your champagne glass

Gentlemen and assassins and ladies
Of the night i call upon you this evening in
The hope of shedding some light
I can't go into detail
Or finger unfounded fools
But there are some here amongst us that
Are not playing to the rules
I've rounded up the low-life and local CID
Offered a free massage or
Else the third degree
There is no simple solution in
This life we lead
So make things easy for yourself
To the baronage concede

We want Freddie for our leader
Freddie is a man of class
We want Freddie for our leader
All stand and raise your champagne glass

Peace shall not prevail in Purley
Came the stark warning today
From his hospital bed Drip Fed Fred
Vowed he was here to stay
"I'll tell you something for
Nothing", he claimed, "Never in all my days
Have I felt so intimidated by
The cheap tactics on display"

Ahh ah ah ah ahh ah ah ah

We want Freddie for our leader
Freddie is a man of class
We want Freddie for our leader
All stand and raise your champagne glass

And approaching the pulpit
The Right Honourable Reverend Greene
"We're gathered here this evening to
Pay our due respects
To Drip Fed Fred who late last night
Fell out of his prison bed
We know the nonce behind it
Who slipped the night PD - ooh
The word is out now without doubt
You will answer to me"

Gentlemen and assassins and ladies
Of the night i call upon you this evening in
The hope of shedding new light
There is a simple solution
One called honour amongst thieves
So we'll take pity on your souls
And only cap your knees

Ahh ah ah ah ahh ah ah ah
Ahh ah ah ah ahh ah ah ah

We want Freddie for our leader
Freddie is a man of class
We want Freddie for our leader
All stand and raise your champagne glass

We want Freddie for our leader
Freddie is a man of class
We want Freddie for our leader
All stand and raise your champagne glass