Gangsters - John Peel Session, 23 May 1979

Bernie Rhodes knows, don't argue
 Why must you record my phone calls?
 Are you planning a bootleg LP?
 You said you've been threatened by gangsters
 Now it's you that's threatening me
 You can't fight corruption with con tricks
 They use the law to commit crime
 And I dread, dread to think what the future will bring
 When we're living in gangster time
 Don't call me Scarface!
 Can't interrupt while I'm talking (don't interrupt me while I'm talking)
 Or they'll confiscate all your guitars
 That catch 22 says if I sing the truth
 They won't make me an overnight star
 Don't offer us legal protection
 They use the law to commit crime
 I dare dread to think what the future will bring
 When we're living in gangster time
 Don't call me Scarface!
 I bet you Bernie Rhodes
 Gangster
 Mafia!
 Bernie Rhodes knows, don't argue, whoa
 C'mon, c'mon
 C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon
 Whoa
 Oh, you mean, don't copy Scarface
 Bernie Rhodes knows, don't argue, whoa
 Somebody
 Summon me and I'll answer ya, I'll answer quickly
 Flattery, only you's a woman, yay
 Summon me and I'll answer ya, I'll answer quickly
 Bernie Rhodes, Bernie Rhodes, Bernie
 Don't call me Scarface!
 Gangster fi truth
 Gangster fi truth
 Gangster (thank you)
 (Thank you) have a good night
 Thank you