We didn't have
nowhere to live
We didn't have
nowhere to go
Till someone said
"I know this place
off Burditt Road"
It was on the
fifteenth floor,
it had a board
across the door
It took an hour
to pry it off
and get inside
It smelt as if
someone had died
The living-room
was full of flies
The kitchen sink
was blocked,
the bathroom sink
not there at all
Ooh,
it's a mess alright
yes it's
Mile End
And now we're
living in the sky
I'd never thought
I'd live so high
Just like Heaven
if it didn't
look like Hell
The lift is always
full of piss
the fifth floor landing
smells of fish
Not just on Friday,
every single other day
Below the kids
come out tonight
They kick a ball
and have a fight
And maybe shoot
somebody if they
lose at pool
Ooh....
it's a mess alright
Yes it's
Mile End
Nobody wants to
be your friend
'cos you're not
from round here
As if that was
something to be
proud about
The Pearly King
of the Isle of Dogs
feels up children
in the bogs down by
the playing fields
Someone sets
a car
on fire
I guess you have
to go right down
before you understand
just how, how low
How low a
human being
can go
Ooh...
it's a mess alright
Yes it's
Mile End