Doing Alright With The Boys

Gary Glitter

Alright with the boys, alright with the boys

Hey you, what you gonna do
Now I'm back with the boys again
Hey you, I've been through it, too
Now I'm back with the boys again

Ain't no doubt that I've been missin' out
On someone's kissin'
Oh you will find that I knew all the time
What I was missin'
And now I'm back with the boys

Hey you, what you gonna do
Now I'm makin' all the noise again
Hey you, what you gonna do
Now I'm playin' with my toys again
Now I'm back with the boys again

I'm doin' alright, I'm doin' alright
With the boys, boys, boys
I'm doin' alright, I'm doin' alright
With the boys, boys, boys

Hey you, what you gonna do
Now I'm back with the boys again
Hey you, what's your point of view
Now I'm back with the boys again

Ain't no doubt that time is runnin' out
Now you must chase me
Oh what a drag that money in your bank
Just can't replace me
Now I'm back with they boys

Hey you, what you gonna do
Now I'm makin' all the noise again
Hey you, what you gonna do
Now I'm jumpin' up for joys again
Now I'm back with the boys again

Alright with the boys, alright with the boys

I'm doin' alright, I'm doin' alright
Now I'm back with the boys again
I'm doin' alright, I'm doin' alright
Now I'm back with the boys again

Play with my toys, makin' the noise
Now I'm back with the boys again
I'm back with the boys makin' the noise
Now I'm back with the boys again
Alright alright alright
Now I'm makin' the noise again


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    It's about paedophilia.

    cjd2004on May 03, 2013   Link
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    He might have done alright with the boys, it's the girls he has to now worry about.

    BarnabyHugheson July 16, 2018   Link

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