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“I Predict a Riot” describes a rowdy night in Leeds, with plenty of Yorkshire sensibilities.
It peaked at #9 in the UK.
Watching the people get lairy
It's not very pretty I tell thee
Walking through town is quite scary
It's not very sensible either
A friend of a friend he got beaten
He looked the wrong way at a policeman
Would never have happened to Smeaton
An Old Leodensian

La...la la la la la
Ah...la la la la la

I predict a riot
I predict a riot
I predict a riot
I predict a riot

I tried to get to my taxi
The man in a tracksuit attacks me
He said that he saw it before me
And wants to get things a bit gory
Girls scrabble round with no clothes on
To borrow a pound for a condom
If it wasn't for chip fat they'd be frozen
They're not very sensible

La...la la la la la
Ah...la la la la la

I predict a riot
I predict a riot
I predict a riot
I predict a riot

And if there's anybody left in here
That doesn't want to be out there
Ah...

Watching the people get lairy
It's not very pretty I tell thee
Walking through town is quite scary
It's not very sensible

La...la la la la la
Ah...la la la la la

I predict a riot
I predict a riot
I predict a riot
I predict a riot

And if there's anybody left in here
That doesn't want to be out there

I predict a riot
I predict a riot
I predict a riot
I predict a riot