I woke up when my girlfriend Sally
Banged my head against the floor
"You're too rude - Now we're through
I want a better life!"
(There she goes, she'll never be his wife)

There's a man waiting in the alley
There's another outside my door
They want me - they won't quit
They want to take my life?
(Oh yes, they want to take his life)
I can hear them coming closer
I think they're inside, inside my living room
I wonder who they are?
I wonder what they want?
(Oh, he wonders what they want)

There's a man looking through my records
There's another questioning me
"Is this yours? - Is this SKA?
We represent the law!"
(Oh no, they represent the law)
Your neighbours called us up
They heard you last nite
Skanking with the rude boys in your living room
Yes I wonder where they are
Yes I wonder where they went... last nite
(Oh yes, I wonder when they left...)