I revived my Royalties In The UK lyric…
Royalties In The UK, NewsRevue Lyric, 4 April 1994
…in a slightly different guise 25 May 1996:
SEX PISTOLS REVIVAL SONG
(To the Tune of “Anarchy in the UK”)
(The strained rhymes are deliberate and should be done Pistols style, e.g. “has-bin”,”nase” etc.)
INTRO
Right…….now………(well, twenty years ago to be more precise………..)……ha ha ha…..
VERSE 1
I was so anarchic,
Now I am archaic,
I’ve blown all me dosh and me voice has grown posh,
I wanna make cash and play trash;
Cos I wanna be wealthy.VERSE 2
Anarchy for the UK,
I used to be blonde, now I’m grey,
I’ve done the Marquee now its Wembley,
I’m an “has-bin” with a safety pin;
But I wanna be trendy.VERSE 3
We’re history from the punk days,
Use a safety pin through your “nase”;
The punters liked Sid its a shame that he’s “did”,
We’ll have him exhumed and well “illumed”;
Cos I wanna be predatory.OUTRO
Cos I wanna see royalties,
(And I don’t mean the monarchy);
And I wanna be eternally,
(Like that bastard McCartney),
Cos I wanna be wealthy!!
Here is a video of the Sex Pistols singing Anarchy In The UK with lyrics on the screen:
Below is the official video of the Sex Pistols singing that iconic song: