Up I rush off to work Hello Fred you look half dead Are you coming are you going I could never do a double shift Hello Fred get some bed Fred Hello Steve long time no see I like the Stones still on the thieve? Bet you ain't half seen some time In your short lived life of crime Have you got the time? I'm on the beat Pete with my size ten feet I wander up and down town for me that's a treat Look at the beauties of the city See that everything's sweet for me that's a treat ‘Cos I'm on the beat Pete Swing my truncheon merrily try to teach the blind to see Move a lady for a seat a tourist find a sight to see Try to mingle with crowd I wonder if they're proud Yes that would be treat ‘cos I'm on the beat Pete Beat Pete Hello Snowball you still drunk? Here have a smoke and one for lunch A printed person of last week's Times Seen a lot of stars and moon shine Spare you a dime? Hahahahahaha I'm on the beat Pete with my size ten feet I wander up and down town for me that's a treat Look at the beauties of the city See that everything's sweet for me that's a treat ‘Cos I'm on the beat Pete Swing my truncheon merrily try to teach the blind to see Move a lady for a seat a tourist find a sight to see Try to mingle with crowd I wonder if they're proud Yes that would be treat ‘cos I'm on the beat Pete Beat Pete Hello Bun been down the oven What's the rate for a single person Is it good? is it sad? You look unhappy it must be bad Hello May been a busy day? All work and no time for play Still it's the life you chose I suppose Good luck to you come what may Skipity do da day I'm on the beat Pete with my size ten feet I wander up and down town for me that's a treat Look at the beauties of the city See that everything's sweet for me that's a treat ‘Cos I'm on the beat Pete Swing my truncheon merrily try to teach the blind to see Move a lady for a seat a tourist find a sight to see Try to mingle with crowd I wonder if they're proud Yes that would be treat ‘cos I'm on the beat Pete Beat Pete(x9)
LYRICS: Up I rush off to work Hello Fred you look half dead Are you coming are you going I could never do a double shift Hello Fred get some bed Fred Hello Steve long time no see I like the Stones still on the thieve? Bet you ain't half seen some time In your short lived life of crime Have you got the time? I'm on the beat Pete with my size ten feet I wander up and down town for me that's a treat Look at the beauties of the city See that everything's sweet for me that's a treat ‘Cos I'm on the beat Pete Swing my truncheon merrily try to teach the blind to see Move a lady for a seat a tourist find a sight to see Try to mingle with crowd I wonder if they're proud Yes that would be treat ‘cos I'm on the beat Pete Beat Pete Hello Snowball you still drunk? Here have a smoke and one for lunch A printed person of last week's Times Seen a lot of stars and moon shine Spare you a dime? Hahahahahaha I'm on the beat Pete with my size ten feet I wander up and down town for me that's a treat Look at the beauties of the city See that everything's sweet for me that's a treat ‘Cos I'm on the beat Pete Swing my truncheon merrily try to teach the blind to see Move a lady for a seat a tourist find a sight to see Try to mingle with crowd I wonder if they're proud Yes that would be treat ‘cos I'm on the beat Pete Beat Pete Hello Bun been down the oven What's the rate for a single person Is it good? is it sad? You look unhappy it must be bad Hello May been a busy day? All work and no time for play Still it's the life you chose I suppose Good luck to you come what may Skipity do da day I'm on the beat Pete with my size ten feet I wander up and down town for me that's a treat Look at the beauties of the city See that everything's sweet for me that's a treat ‘Cos I'm on the beat Pete Swing my truncheon merrily try to teach the blind to see Move a lady for a seat a tourist find a sight to see Try to mingle with crowd I wonder if they're proud Yes that would be treat ‘cos I'm on the beat Pete Beat Pete(x9)
LMFAO that comment made my day, some say Madness is a great ska band but I think they're a great rap band, Baggy Trousers and On The Beat Pete are top notch (they even said it was rap on the vinyl album reissue !)
Puts every Nazi into heavy crisis!- I can tell by personal experience,cause my step-father was one,& listening it from my open window,it effected this...,as if I was Churchill‘s daughter!
*SpArE yOu A dImE?!*
Absolute quality, the whole album is pure class.
This song should have been a charts hit,number one stuff
What a class song what a class band
My buddy who is about 8yrs older then me just introduced this Gem of a band to me. Its just good fun music.
Takes me back to being 11years old. Great and Sad at the sane time. Thats music for you❤️👍
the greatest!!
Madness at their best.
had this on cassette .still there best album ever.......Beat Pete
I still have it on cassette as well as cd
Taking me back over 40 year's wore this record out still LOVE MADNESS!!!
Masterpiece of musicality + engineering. Here forever. ❤
One of my all time favourites!
Up I rush off to work
Hello Fred you look half dead
Are you coming are you going
I could never do a double shift
Hello Fred get some bed Fred
Hello Steve long time no see
I like the Stones still on the thieve?
Bet you ain't half seen some time
In your short lived life of crime
Have you got the time?
I'm on the beat Pete with my size ten feet
I wander up and down town for me that's a treat
Look at the beauties of the city
See that everything's sweet for me that's a treat
‘Cos I'm on the beat Pete
Swing my truncheon merrily try to teach the blind to see
Move a lady for a seat a tourist find a sight to see
Try to mingle with crowd I wonder if they're proud
Yes that would be treat ‘cos I'm on the beat Pete
Beat Pete
Hello Snowball you still drunk?
Here have a smoke and one for lunch
A printed person of last week's Times
Seen a lot of stars and moon shine
Spare you a dime? Hahahahahaha
I'm on the beat Pete with my size ten feet
I wander up and down town for me that's a treat
Look at the beauties of the city
See that everything's sweet for me that's a treat
‘Cos I'm on the beat Pete
Swing my truncheon merrily try to teach the blind to see
Move a lady for a seat a tourist find a sight to see
Try to mingle with crowd I wonder if they're proud
Yes that would be treat ‘cos I'm on the beat Pete
Beat Pete
Hello Bun been down the oven
What's the rate for a single person
Is it good? is it sad?
You look unhappy it must be bad
Hello May been a busy day?
All work and no time for play
Still it's the life you chose I suppose
Good luck to you come what may
Skipity do da day
I'm on the beat Pete with my size ten feet
I wander up and down town for me that's a treat
Look at the beauties of the city
See that everything's sweet for me that's a treat
‘Cos I'm on the beat Pete
Swing my truncheon merrily try to teach the blind to see
Move a lady for a seat a tourist find a sight to see
Try to mingle with crowd I wonder if they're proud
Yes that would be treat ‘cos I'm on the beat Pete
Beat Pete(x9)
This band was blessed with genius.
It's so good to the early stuff
You can tell the boys were all just your average geezers,but amazing musicians.
Best L.P. & Track. :)
Quality, thanks for the memory's
@andysmith5982 my sentiments exactly my friend
Brilliant tune
2:30 that bit is incredible
Abba rip off. 👍 Brilliant though
@@simonhall5086 I knew it reminded me of something
Reminds me of the 1960s Adam West Batman Tv Show. 😃
This should have been a chart hit,these guys are serious musicians
Bring me back to the day I first heard this song
Went to see them live a couple of months ago in Leeds! They’ve still got it!
60s meets Madness, OR Madness took that little element of whatever genre they wanted to use and Madness'd it up!
Awesome song
One of their best songs shame I can’t keep up with the lyrics
The only band who have album tracks that are even better than their singles !!!!
Probably my favorite from here. :p
LYRICS:
Up I rush off to work
Hello Fred you look half dead
Are you coming are you going
I could never do a double shift
Hello Fred get some bed Fred
Hello Steve long time no see
I like the Stones still on the thieve?
Bet you ain't half seen some time
In your short lived life of crime
Have you got the time?
I'm on the beat Pete with my size ten feet
I wander up and down town for me that's a treat
Look at the beauties of the city
See that everything's sweet for me that's a treat
‘Cos I'm on the beat Pete
Swing my truncheon merrily try to teach the blind to see
Move a lady for a seat a tourist find a sight to see
Try to mingle with crowd I wonder if they're proud
Yes that would be treat ‘cos I'm on the beat Pete
Beat Pete
Hello Snowball you still drunk?
Here have a smoke and one for lunch
A printed person of last week's Times
Seen a lot of stars and moon shine
Spare you a dime? Hahahahahaha
I'm on the beat Pete with my size ten feet
I wander up and down town for me that's a treat
Look at the beauties of the city
See that everything's sweet for me that's a treat
‘Cos I'm on the beat Pete
Swing my truncheon merrily try to teach the blind to see
Move a lady for a seat a tourist find a sight to see
Try to mingle with crowd I wonder if they're proud
Yes that would be treat ‘cos I'm on the beat Pete
Beat Pete
Hello Bun been down the oven
What's the rate for a single person
Is it good? is it sad?
You look unhappy it must be bad
Hello May been a busy day?
All work and no time for play
Still it's the life you chose I suppose
Good luck to you come what may
Skipity do da day
I'm on the beat Pete with my size ten feet
I wander up and down town for me that's a treat
Look at the beauties of the city
See that everything's sweet for me that's a treat
‘Cos I'm on the beat Pete
Swing my truncheon merrily try to teach the blind to see
Move a lady for a seat a tourist find a sight to see
Try to mingle with crowd I wonder if they're proud
Yes that would be treat ‘cos I'm on the beat Pete
Beat Pete(x9)
Eminem's got no chance against these guys
LMFAO that comment made my day, some say Madness is a great ska band but I think they're a great rap band, Baggy Trousers and On The Beat Pete are top notch (they even said it was rap on the vinyl album reissue !)
Eminem couldn't lace these guys boots,madness are all serious musicians at the end of the day,all Eminem can try is the patience of a saint.
Plus these mates are real people and they stay true to them selfs.. But I do like Eminems... Recovery album, and the new madness album of course.
You said a fact
Silly guy silly comment
If I could go back to 1979 I would be happy
I'm on the beat Pete with my size ten feet......
Puts every Nazi into heavy crisis!- I can tell by personal experience,cause my step-father was one,& listening it from my open window,it effected this...,as if I was Churchill‘s daughter!
Camden Town, havistock school, marine ices.
A song about the only straight copper in London...
I didn't know there were any
Suggs sings this song faster than my wifi
This is a three minute song but it takes five minutes to listen to
I could never do a double shift