The Artful Dodger Lyrics by Ian Hunter

The Artful Dodger

[ian hunter]

[transcribed by adrian perkins; minor correction by colin ford]

How ya doin - all right?

I-i-i spy with my little eye
Something beginning with you
Drool drool drool nearly fell off me stool
I hope you fancy me too
Now I dont wanna set the world on fire
Any old iron, any old iron will do [all right]

Smirk smirk smirk the g n ts work
She can knock em back like a fish
Smarm smarm smarm I turned up me charm
I think Im on a promise [he thinks hes on a promise]
Some say yes n some say no
And my old man says mind how you go
A little bit o this, a little bit o that
If you cant take a joke well sod ya
[oh] Im a dysfunctional chap
n they call me the artful dodger

Chat chat chat its back to the flat
I strum me little spanish guitar
Gloat gloat gloat she said n Ill quote
you can take down my particulars [take down her particulars]
Its a funny old life if you weaken, innit?
You gonna have a laugh, yeah youve gotta give it
A little bit o this, a little bit o that
Look out for pc plodger
If a jobs worth doin its worth doin well
n they call me the artful dodger

[get on yer bike!]
I said yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
If you cant take a joke well sod ya
[oh] Im a bit of a lad
n they call me the artful dodger
[now] a little bit o this, a little bit o that
Hoist up the jolly roger
Thats the way to do it!
Call me the artful dodger
n Im doin all right
Yes Im doin all right, yes Im doin all right
Yes Im doing very well, thank you
How ya doin all right [were doin all right]
How ya doin all right [were doin all right]
How ya doin all right [yeah were doin all right]
How ya doin all right [were doin all right]
They call me the artful dodger
They call me the artful dodger
They call me the artful dodger
... [repeat and fade]