Prince Charming - Adam And The Ants

• Scorpios
• Picasso Visita El Planeta De Los Simios
• Prince Charming
• 5 Guns West
• That Voodoo
• Stand And Deliver
• Mile High Club
• Ant Rap
• Mowhok
• S.E.X.

Scorpios
Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni

There's a gang in every town
I say that the rules be turned around
listen here from one who knows
be fearless just like the Scorpios

pretty, look young be fearless
like the Scorpion
pretty, look young be fearless
like the Scorpion
the Scorpion
the Scorpion

black's the colour watch the claws
with nails as sharp as Diana Dors
watching us is stopping you
from cruising Ugly Avenue

pretty, look young be fearless
like the Scorpion
pretty, look young be fearless
like the Scorpion
the Scorpion
the Scorpion

and if by chance you cling to hate
just rest assured it's your mistake

hold up your head, you know I'm right
the street's the place, tonight's the night
the night
the night look pretty, look young be fearless like the Scorpion
the night look pretty have fun, don't listen when you're told there's none...

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Picasso Visita El Planeta De Los Simios
Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni

See the Spaniard eating chocolates
see the Spaniard have a ball
see the Spaniard trust in no one
he's on quality street
he's on quality street

as the masters rot on walls
and the angels eat their grapes
I watched Picasso visit The Planet Of The Apes
as the masters rot on walls
and the angels eat their grapes
I watched Picasso
Pablo Picasso
visit The Planet Of The Apes (yeah)

see the Spaniard seek companion
see the Spaniard take it all
see the Spaniard sell his friends out
he's on quality street
he's on quality street

and pretenders pretend
to their patronage lend
but it's the ones we don't see 
that always fascinate me

as the masters rot on walls
and the angels eat their grapes
I watched Picasso visit The Planet Of The Apes
as the masters rot on walls
and the angels eat their grapes
I watched Picasso
Pablo Picasso
visit The Planet Of The Apes (yeah)

as the real heroes died
and their ideas supplied
to a fat little magpie
with money in his eyes
they bowed and they scraped
as opinions he shaped
now every little sketch a fortune will fetch
and the bleach killer kills
and the bleach killer kills yeah

and as the masters rot on walls (see the Spaniard sell the whole world)...

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Prince Charming
Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni

Don't you ever, don't you ever
stop being dandy, showing me you're handsome
don't you ever, don't you ever
stop being dandy, showing me you're handsome

Prince Charming
Prince Charming
ridicule is nothing to be scared of
don't you ever, don't you ever
stop being dandy, showing me you're handsome

don't you ever, don't you ever
lower yourself, forgetting all your standards
don't you ever, don't you ever
lower yourself, forgetting all your standards

Prince Charming
Prince Charming
ridicule is nothing to be scared of
don't you ever, don't you ever
stop being dandy, showing me you're handsome

silk or leather or a feather
respect yourself and all of those around you
silk or leather or a feather
respect yourself and all of those around you

Prince Charming
Prince Charming
ridicule is nothing to be scared of
don't you ever, don't you ever
stop being dandy, showing me you're handsome

don't you ever, don't you ever
lower yourself, forgetting all your standards
don't you ever, don't you ever
lower yourself, forgetting all your standards

Prince Charming
Prince Charming
ridicule is nothing to be scared of
Prince Charming
Prince Charming
ridicule is nothing to be scared of...

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5 Guns West
Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni

Ladies can be captains and ladies can be chiefs
just like glorious Amazons, Ann Bonny, Mary Read
ladies can be captains and ladies can be chiefs
this stuff I'm talking buddy-bob
don't give me any grief

5 Guns West

I'm a big tough man with a big tough plan
gonna take a whirl with a big tough girl
I'm a big tough man with a big tough plan
gonna spend my life with a big tough wife

a woman's wrath hath no man, and this all men must fear
these were ladies from hell, carving crimson careers
ladies can be captains and ladies can be chiefs
this stuff I'm talking buddy-bob
don't give me any grief

5 Guns West

I'm a big tough man with a big tough plan
gonna spend my day in a big tough way
I'm a big tough man with a big tough plan
gonna take a whirl with a big tough girl

5 Guns West

I'm a big tough man with a big tough plan
gonna spend my life with a big tough wife
I'm a big tough man with a big tough plan
gonna take a whirl with a big tough girl
Im' a big tough man and my name is Stan
gonna take a ride with my big tough bride
I'm a big tough man with a big tough plan
gonna spend my day in a big tough way

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That Voodoo
Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni

That voodoo that you do
the shimmy lights through you
and no one can voodoo the voodoo
you do
do to me yeah

I'm sorry if I'm not that tough
but not that tough is tough enough
besides, the rough tough end up snuffed
or in an alleyway
anyway

I'm sorry if I'm not that smart
but not that smart is just a part
of speaking firmly from the heart
any day
anyway

That voodoo that you do
the shimmy lights through you
and no one can voodoo the voodoo
you do
do to me yeah

That voodoo that you do
the shimmy lights through you
and no one can voodoo the voodoo
you do
do to me yeah

a thrill a day keeps the chill away
love like a dagger and a sound like a wymowhey
a thrill a day keeps the chill away (that)
love like a dagger and a sound like a wymowhey (voodoo!)

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Stand And Deliver
Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni

I'm the dandy highwayman who you're too scared to mention
I spend my cash on looking flash and grabbing your attention
the devil take your stereo and your record collection!
the way you look you'll qualify for next year's old age pension!

Stand and deliver your money or your life!
try and use a mirror no bullet or a knife!

I'm the dandy highwayman so sick of easy fashion
the clumsy boots, peek-a-boo roots that people think so dashing
so what's the point of robbery when nothing is worth taking?
it's kind of tough to tell a scruff the big mistake he's making

Stand and deliver your money or your life!
try and use a mirror no bullet or a knife!

and even though you fool your souls
your conscience will be mine
all mine

We're the dandy highwaymen so tired of excuses
of deep meaning philosophies where only showbiz loses
we're the dandy highwaymen and here's our invitation
"throw your safety overboard and join our insect nation"

Stand and deliver your money or your life!
try and use a mirror no bullet or a knife!

and even though you fool your souls
your conscience will be mine, all mine

da diddley qa qa da diddley qa qa
da diddley qa qa da diddley qa qa

Stand and deliver your money or your life!
Stand and deliver your money or your life!...

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Mile High Club
Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni

747 or a VC10
winter, summer who knows when?
takeoff passion flyaway love
Mile High Club

it's got its ups and downs
it's got its ups and downs
it's got its ups and downs
it's got its ups and downs
I never heard that noise before

don't be treated like a pound
let currencies go up and down
Mashed Potato, Rocksteady Rub
Mile High Club

it's got its ups and downs
it's got its ups and downs
it's got its ups and downs
it's got its ups and downs
I never heard that noise before

never give up never say die
ignore the fools when they cry
"If this thing fails - nothing at all!"
It won't fail

it's got its ups and downs
it's got its ups and downs
it's got its ups and downs
it's got its ups and downs

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Ant Rap
Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni

Put some wax on the trax and slide on onta here
hane hane hane hane hane

hatchets in the corner ears to the ground
improve to the groove get down to the sound
buttons and bows and bleu blanc rouge
all things lively must be used
liberte, egalite, au jour d'hui c'est tres tres tres
voici l'opportunite nous Incroyables

I got the moves they got the grooves
summoned the Gods and they all approved
bad vibes akimbo on the shelf
bit of a rap thing going for myself
this gold on the teeth's no sense at all
it only matters when it's on the wall

I'm standing here with my four men
let's start that rapping thing again:

Marco, Merrick, Terry Lee, Gary Tibbs and yours truly
in the naughty North and in the sexy South
we're all singing I have the mouth
in the naughty North and in the sexy South
we're all singing I have the mouth
I have the mouth

So tired of anarchists looking at me
don't need their credibility
"destroy," they say, "defy! condemn!"
as long as you don't destroy them
with twenty years of drugs and drink
I thought the time had come to think
about standing up and saying that
It's tragedy and such old hat

I'm standing here with my four men
let's start that rapping thing again:

(I got) Marco, Merrick, Terry Lee, Gary Tibbs and yours truly
in the naughty North and in the sexy South
we're all singing I have the mouth
in the naughty North and in the sexy South
we're all singing I have the mouth
I have the mouth

these happy feet are all we need
summoned the Gods and they all agreed
these feet won't stop they're in such a hurry
I knock it on the head and I go for a curry
staying sober can be neat
get drunk on these here happy feet
keep on trying to pin me down
"why a title for your sound?"
I'm standing here with my four men
let's do this rapping thing again:

I got Marco, Merrick, Terry Lee, Gary Tibbs and yours truly
in the naughty North and in the sexy South
we're all singing I have the mouth...

and I have the mouth
and you have the mouth
and they got the mouth

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Mowhok
Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni

London town 1730
women drunk, children dirty
they'd seen the pictures from afar
down in Gin Lane
over the bar

yo ho ho - Mowhok!
yo ho
yo ho ho - Mowhok!
yo ho aee yo ho ho hoh

here we are in the eighties
Mohican, proud and fair
goes to show that a fashion
can survive
so beware!

yo ho ho - Mowhok!
yo ho
yo ho ho - Mowhok!
yo ho aee yo ho ho hoh

ha ha hilla hey hallah hollo lo ho
Mowhok!
ha ha hilla hey hallah hollo lo ho
Dey hoh
ha ha hilla hey hallah hollo lo ho
Mowhok!
ha ha hilla hey hallah hollo lo ho...

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S.E.X.
Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni

and when summer gets to me
and sets the sex on fire
my body is an ocean
of twisted white debris

and when summer gets to me
and sets the heart in motion
a pain that hides in my insides
is suddenly set free

and sex is sex forget the rest
the only one that's free
the only great adventure left
to humankind, that's you and me

and when summer gets to me
and tries to make me tired
I'm living every minute
and dying every three

and sex is sex forget the rest
the only one that's free
the only great adventure left
to humankind, that's you and me

let all the braggers brag
Sex
S-E-X
virginity's no crime
Sex
S-E-X
your body should be yours
Sex
S-E-X
and sharing it sublime
Sex
S-E-X