The Shambles are a shambles
Crooks and crafters hanging from the rafters
With the beat and the bangles, oh
Bojangles, shirts and shouts and all of the angles

Masses on mass go past
Head down, walk fast
This is where we live too
Let the ladies and children through

I'm struggling, help me along
Hold my arm while I sing my song
I'm struggling, help me along
Hold my arm as I'm singing my song for you

Tearing through Saint Anne's Square
Policeman down, no one cares
Tearing through Saint Anne's Square
Policeman down, no one cares

Tearing through Saint Anne's Square
Policeman down, no one cares
Tearing through Saint Anne's Square
Policeman down, no one cares

The Shambles were a shambles
Crooks and crafters hanging from the rafters
With the beat and the bangles, oh
Bojangles, shirts and shouts and all of the angles

I'm struggling, help me along
Hold my arm while I sing my song
I'm struggling, help me along
Hold my arm while I sing my song for you