Fame And Fortune - The Libertines

Seeking fame and fortune

We walk the streets of London

Looking for the crossroads everywhere

Holed up in squats in theatre bars

There’s a slasher on the Holloway boulevard

Screaming: «Monkey, monkey, mon-key everywhere»

Like tin soldiers responding to the call

To Camden we will crawl

One and all

Oh down to Trash and Lordy Lord

By icons we were lured

One and all

Seeking fame and fortune

Old Nick says: «come on then, I’ll meet you in the shadows by Rochester square»

The deal was done, the trade was rough

Doubloons down for a double bluff

Dip your quill in your bleeding heart

Sign there and there and there

Like tin soldiers responding to the call

To Camden we will crawl

One and all

Oh down to Trash and Lordy Lord

By icons we were lured

One and all

Oh, they were as boys, tell me what then did they know

What was it they learned and where did they go

Now listen to the voice of the city morning air

If you’re looking for something that’s never been there

If you’re seeking fame and fortune

Walking the streets of London

Looking for the crossroads everywhere

Hold on to your dreams, however bleak it seems

The world they may not listen, but the devil may care

Like tin soldiers responding to the call

To Camden we will crawl

One and all

Oh down to Trash and Lordy Lord

By icons we were lured

One and all