Alternative Version (acoustic)
(White/Cop/Nabb)
Verse 1
Well my brother Aloitious and his friend Pearly White
Saw’em down the Kings Road last Saturday night
With gold in their pockets and girls on a chain
Do it every evening and they’ll do it again
Chorus
Pearly’s got his gun, Ali’s got his favourite knife
Just in case someone get’s funny, someone might get
Overtired of being pushed around and end up
In a terrible fight
Verse 2
Ali my kid brother’s got the world in his hands
Says everybody wants to be his friend
But they must be misguided if they back away
So he knocks them around just a little bit to convince them to stay
Chorus
Pearly’s got his gun, Ali’s got his favourite knife
Just in case someone gets funny, someone might get
Overtired of being pushed around and end up
In a terrible fight
Middle 8
Ali used to rock around in my old broken shoes
He didn’t like the hand me downs when all of mine were new (he said)
One day it’s gonna be my turn To run things round here
Gonna do it better than you
Verse 3
Pearly’s just a loner he uses Ali’s reputation
He uses his talents with his partners inclination
To keep the small time losers in check
By kicking them senseless while they’re rolling on the deck
Chorus
Pearly’s got his gun, Ali’s got his favourite knife
Just in case someone gets funny, someone might get
Overtired of being pushed around and end up
In a terrible fight