Cheapskates Lyrics

I have been a washer up An' he has been a scrubber up An' I seen him a picking up Dog ends in the rain
An' he has never read a book Though I told him to take a look He lifted his pool hall cue For another game
But it ain't no modern miracle That we found the golden rule What you can't buy, you gotta steal An' what you say can't steal you better leave
I don't like to hang about In this lonely room 'Cos London is for going out And trying to hear a tune
But people come pouncing up to me And say, "What are you doing here You're supposed to be a star Not a cheapskate bleeding queer"
Like a load of rats from a sinking ship You slag us down to save your hip But you don't give me the benefit of your doubt 'Cos I'll bite it off and spit it out
We're cheapskates anything'll do We're cheapskates what are we supposed to do? An' we can rock, hey hey let's roll An' we can walk, an' do the stroll
We're cheapskates, anything'll do We're cheapskates, what are we supposed to do? [Incomprehensible]
Just because we're in a group You think we're stinking rich An' we all got model girls Shedding every stitch
An' you think the cocaine's flowing Like a river up our noses An' every sea will part for us Like the red one did for moses
Well I hope you make it one day Just like you always said you would some day And I'll get out my money and make a bet That I'll be seein' you down the Launderette
We're cheapskates anything'll do We're cheapskates what are we supposed to do?