[Verse 1] Well, look at the kid from school Hes teaching mamas and papas how to be a little cool Hes changing fashion, the way he dress The tracksuits are old, and the hoodys way too moody For the kid with the will to funk He dances in secret hes a parttime punk [Verse 2] Now shes getting off the plane She wants to write a thesis on the population underprivileged The kids fighting up the lane Shoplifting, just drifting Like The Switchblade And The Cross But if theres trouble, shes got the moves Shes taking an elementary class in kung fu [Chorus] I left my washing in the launderette You can put some money on it, you can place a little bet That when I see my washing The black will be grey and the white will be grey But the blues are still blue [Verse 3] Im crying out for my mum If the malady dont go away were in a little trouble With the boss of the company Im a singer, a swinger Im a layabout but laying on The dock in the lazy sun Will never quite relegate me to a bum [Chorus] I left my lady in the launderette You can put some money on it, you can place a little bet That when I see my lady The black will be white and the white will be black But the blues are still blue [Solo] [Verse 4] Oh baby, I love your face baby, I love your face Ive been creeping round this town because Well, creepings just my way ooh ooh But with a little wink Ill be there little wink, Ill be there Ill be excited for a week, but then excitement starts to fade I know youre young, but youre out of touch Youre French, your vocabularys not quite formed [Chorus] I left my homework in the launderette I got a letter from my mamma which my stupid dog has ate I hid behind the fence Here comes the deputy head with the bark of a bulldog Hes not making much sense [Chorus] I left my lady in the launderette You can put some money on it, you can place a little bet That when I see my lady The black will be white and the white will be black But the blues are still blue [Chorus] I left my lady in the launderette You can put some money on it, you can place a little bet That when I see my lady The black will be white and the white will be black But the blues are still blue
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