God Save The Queen (Symphony) - Sex Pistols, Malcolm McLaren

My name is Malcolm McLaren

I have brought you many things in my time

But the most successful of all

Was an invention of mine they called punk rock

Ah, let me start from the beginning

Find just four kids

Make sure they hate each other

Make sure they can’t play

There was Steve Jones

Eighteen years of age

A brilliant cat burglar

I nominated him guitarist

Ah, there was another fellow, Paul Cook

Seventeen years of age

A phenomenal acrobat in A-1 condition

Always on time, he had to provide the beats

Lurking in the corner of the shop

I noticed this Dickensian figure

Had it not been for his green hair

I’d have thought him

Something out of «David Copperfield»

I took the opportunity of confronting him

He pretended to think me an idiot, pushed me aside

When I learned he was Irish

And Steve saw his green teeth

We called him Johnny Rotten

Then there was Sidney, with a natural terrorist

Working in the clubs ensured him

That every gig the group played

Ended up in an unpredictable, bloody mess

Bashing and jumping all about

He invented the Pogo

I call them the Sex Pistols

With the line-up complete

We immediately set about

Putting our plan into effect

To swindle our way

To the top of the Rock 'n' Roll industry

It was a plan that within two years

Was to bring us close to a million pounds