Stand Up Comic Lyrics - Other People's Lives - Ray Davies

Now I don't mind if fifty thousand yobos pick me up 

Outside a football ground on a Saturday afternoon 

I'll still come out fighting, do you know why? 

You've seen me on television, I'm the lowest common denominator 

And this is all about your culture, so welcome to jolly Ol' England 

I'm the stand up comic 

Jack the lad has become Oscar Wilde 

And the followers of style say, "It's the latest thing" 

And William Shakespeare is the schmooze of the week 

And anyone who says different is a fuckin' antique 

And Noel Coward has become very hard and the comic says 

"Bullocks" and everybody laughs and that's that 

Style, I mean, never was much, never has been 

But the little bit that was was all that we had 

And the clown does a belch and we all belch back 

And that's that 

Jack the lad has become Fancy Dan 

And creating agro culture with a rub on tan 

And all the tearaways, have got savior faire 

And the working class hero's got a tinted hair 

And a well spoken hero from a yesteryear 

Walks out onto a stage and they all shout 

(Queer) 

And that's that 

Manners, I mean, never was much, never has been 

But the little bit that was was all that we had 

And now the clown does a fart and we all fart back 

And that's that 

Stand up, stand up, can you hear me at the back? 

All you white boys standing in a row 

And the comic shouts and we all shout back 

And the mob says, "Follow", so we go 

Stand up, stand up, can you hear me at the back? 

All you white boys standing in a row 

And the comic shouts and we all shout back 

And the mob says, "Follow", so we go and that's that 

What do you think of it so far? 

I knew you'd say that 

You've been watching too much television 

Together now 

Jack the lad has become Oscar Wilde 

And the followers of style say it's the latest thing 

And William Shakespeare is the schmooze of the week 

And anyone who says different is an antique 

And Noel Coward has become very odd and the comic says 

"Bollocks" and everybody laughs and that's that 

Style, I mean, never was much, never has been 

But the little bit that was was all that we had 

And the clown does a belch and we all belch back 

And that's that, all together now 

Stand up, stand up, can you hear me at the back? 

All you white boys standing in a row 

And the comic shouts and we all shout back 

And the mob says, "Follow", so we go 

Stand up, stand up, can you hear me at the back? 

All you white boys standing in a row 

And the comic shouts and we all shout back 

And the mob says, "Follow", so we go and that's that 

Well, I'm going down the pub now, you're welcome 

To join me if you like but I know you won't 

You've all been watching too much television 

Well, I'll be in the public bar, minding my own business