Itinerant Child Lyrics by Ian Dury And The Blockheads

Itinerant Child

I took out all the seats and away I went
its a right old banger and the chassis bent
its got a great big peace sign across the back
and most of the windos have been painted black

the windshields cracked, its a bugger to drive
it starts making smoke over forty-five
its a phsychedelic nightmare with a million leaks
its home-sweet-home to ssome sweet arse freaks

slow down itinerant child, the road is full of danger
slow down itinerant child, theres no more welcome, stanger

soon I was rumbling through the mornign fog
with my long haired children and my one eyed dog
with the trucks and the buses and the trailer-vans
my long throw horns playing Steely Dan

we straggled out for miles along the Beggars Hill
when the word came donw that wed lost Old Bill
you can bet your boots im coming when the times are hard
thats why they keep my dossier at Scotland Yard

slow down itinernat child, youre still accelerating
slow down itinerant child, the boys in blue were waiting
itinernat child dont do what your doing
itinerant child youd better slow down

we drove into Happy Valley seeking peace and love
with a lone helicopter hanging up above
we didnt realise untill we hit the feild
there were four hundred cozzers holding riot sheilds

they terrorized our babies and they broke our heads
its a stone fucking miracle theres no-one dead
they turned my ramshackle home into a burning wreck
my one-eyed dog got a broken neck

slow down itinerant child, the road is full of danger
slow down itinerant child, theres no more welcome, stanger
slow down itinernat child, youre still accelerating
slow down itinerant child, the boys in blue were waiting