The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle

People said we couldn´t play They called us foul-mothed yobs But the only notes that really count Are the ones that come in wads They all drowned when the air turned blue ´Cos we didn´t give a toss Filthy lucre, ain´t nothing new But we all get cash from chaos The time is right to do it now The greatest rock´n´roll swindle The time is right to do it now E.M.I. said you´re out of hand And they gave us the boot But they couldn´t sack us, just like that Without giving us the loot Thank you kindly A&M They said we were out of bounds But that ain´t bad for two weeks work And 75,000 pounds The time is right to do it now The greatest rock´n´roll swindle The time is right to do it now The time is right to do it now The greatest rock´n´roll swindle The time is right to do it now I just wanna play with my band Are you good enough for me Hi ya boys I´m the choosen one Can´t you f**king see I´m a jealous god and I want everything And I love you with a knife I´ll take you, if you´re ready for me And I´ll give you my life The time is right for Nickey´s Special The greatest rock´n´roll star The time is right for me, now