Lyric discussion by dwitefry 

Cover art for Blackmail Man lyrics by Ian Dury And The Blockheads

This is an ANTI-RACIST song, god it pisses me off when people think otherwise. Apparently the name is a play on words, Black Male, geddit? It’s supposed to be an ironic statement on the silly narrow minded views silly narrow minded people have about racial stereotypes.

Here is a list of all the rhyming slang in the song:

Raspberry ripple – cripple Buckle-my-shoe – Jew Silvery spoon – black man (actually means ‘coon’ but I hate that fucking word) Bubble & squeak – Greek Tom & Dick – sick Paki – Pakistani, not rhyming slang just a shortening, slightly racist. Chink – Chinese, not rhyming slang just a shortening, slightly racist Ponce - 'scrounger' (someone who lives off of somebody else etc), not rhyming slang Tidily-wink – Chink (Chinese) Charlie Ronce - ponce Paraffin lamp – tramp Elephant’s trunk – drunk Newington Butts – guts Hampton wick – dick Berkshire hunt – cunt Fraiser & Nash – a slash (urinate) Pony & trap – crap ‘up your harris’ – up your ass – Harris = aris = short for Aristotle, Aristotle = Bottle, Bottle = Bottle & Glass which = Arse = the buttocks (yeah I know) In your mince – in your eyes, Mince = Mince Pies = eyes Hamptons – penises (Hampton Wicks = Dicks)

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