Billericay Dickie
Ian Dury And The BlockheadsVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
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(Original Key: )
(Spoken):
Good evening, I'm from Essex;
In case you couldn't tell,
My given name is Dickie, I come from Billericay,
And I'm doing very well.
Had a love affair with Nina, in the back of my Cor-tina,
A seasoned up hyena, could not be more ob-scene-a.
She took me to the cleaners, and other misde-meanours,
But I got right up between her, Rum and her Ri-bena.
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Oh, you ask Joyce and Vicky,
If candy-floss is sticky,
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I'm not a blinking thicky, I'm Billericay Dickie,
And I'm doin', very well.
I bought a lot of brandy, when I was courting Sandy,
Took eight to make her randy, and all I had was shandy.
A-nother thing with Sandy, what often came in handy,
Was passing her a 'Mandy'; she didn't half go bandy.
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So, you ask Joyce and Vicky,
If I ever took the mickey.
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I'm not a flipping thicky, I'm Billericay Dickie,
And I'm doin', very well.
I'd rendezvous with Janet, quite near the Isle of Thanet,
She looked more like a gannet; she wasn't half a prannet.
Her mother tried to ban it; her father helped me plan it,
And when I captured Janet; she bruised her pome-granate.
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Oh, you ask Joyce and Vicki,
If I ever shaped up tricky,
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I'm not a blooming thicky; I'm Billericay Dickie,
And I'm doin', very well.
You should never, hold a candle,
If you don't know where it's been.
The jackpot, is in the handle,
On a normal fruit ma-chine.
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So, you ask Joyce and Vicki,
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Who's their favourite brickie.
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I'm not a common thicky, I'm Billericay Dickie,
And I'm doin', very well.
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I know a lovely old toe-rag, o-bliging and no-blesse,
Kindly, charming shag, from Shoeburyness.
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My given name is Dickie, I come from Billericay,
And I'm doin', very well.
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So, you ask Joyce and Vicki;
A pair of squeaky chickies.
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I'm not a flaming thicky, I'm Billericay Dickie,
I thought, you'd never guess.
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Oh golly, oh gosh; come and lie on the couch,
With a nice bit of posh, from Burnham-on-Crouch.
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My given name is Dickie; I come from Bille-ricay,
And I ain't, a slouch.
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So you ask Joyce and Vicki,
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About Billericay Dickie.
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I ain't an effin' thicky; you ask Joyce and Vicki;
I'm doing, very well.
(Repeat to Fade)
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Readable chord sheet for Billericay Dickie by Ian Dury And The Blockheads
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(Original Key: [B])
(Spoken):
Good evening, I'm from Essex;
In case you couldn't tell,
My given name is Dickie, I come from Billericay,
And I'm doing very well. [F7]
Had a [Bb]love affair with Nina, in the [F]back of my Cor-[F7]tina,
A [Eb]seasoned up hyena, could [F]not be more ob-[Bb]scene-[Bb7]a.
She [Dm]took me to the cleaners, and [G]other misde-[G7]meanours,
But I [Dm]got right up between her, [F]Rum and her Ri-[F7]bena[N.C.].
[C7] [Dm] [Dm]/maj [Dm7] [Dm]/maj
Oh, you ask Joyce and Vicky,
If [G]candy-floss is [G7]sticky,
[Dm] [Dm]/maj [Dm7] [Dm]/maj
I'm not a blinking thicky, I'm Billericay Dickie,
And I'm [C7]doin', very [F]well.[F7] [N.C.]
I [Bb]bought a lot of brandy, when [F]I was courting [F7]Sandy,
Took [Eb]eight to make her [F]randy, and [Bb]all I had was [Bb7]shandy.
A-[Dm]nother thing with Sandy, what [G]often came in [G7]handy,
Was [Dm]passing her a 'Mandy'; she [F]didn't half go [N.C.]bandy.
[C7] [Dm] [Dm]/maj [Dm7] [Dm]/maj
So, you ask Joyce and Vicky,
If I [G]ever took the [G7]mickey.
[Dm] [Dm]/maj [Dm7] [Dm]/maj
I'm not a flipping thicky, I'm Billericay Dickie,
And I'm [C7]doin', very [F]well.[F7] [N.C.]
I'd [Bb]rendezvous with Janet, quite [F]near the Isle of [F7]Thanet,
She [Eb]looked more like a [F]gannet; she [Bb]wasn't half a [Bb7]prannet.
Her [Dm]mother tried to ban it; her [G]father helped me [G7]plan it,
And [Dm]when I captured Janet; she [F]bruised her pome-[N.C.]granate.
[C7] [Dm] [Dm]/maj [Dm7] [Dm]/maj
Oh, you ask Joyce and Vicki,
If I [G]ever shaped up [G7]tricky,
[Dm] [Dm]/maj [Dm7] [Dm]/maj
I'm not a blooming thicky; I'm Billericay Dickie,
And I'm [C7]doin', very [F]well.[F7] [N.C.]
You should [Bb7]never, hold a candle,
If you don't know where it's been.
The jackpot, is in the handle,
On a [C7]normal fruit ma-[F]chine.[F7] [N.C.]
[C7] [Dm] [Dm]/maj [Dm7]
So, you ask Joyce and Vicki,
[Dm]/maj [G] [G7]
Who's their favourite brickie.
[Dm] [Dm]/maj [Dm7] [Dm]/maj
I'm not a common thicky, I'm Billericay Dickie,
And I'm [C7]doin', very [F]well.[F7] [N.C.]
[Dm] [Dm]/maj [Dm7] [Dm]/maj
I know a lovely old toe-rag, o-bliging and no-blesse,
[G] Kindly, charming shag, from [G7]Shoeburyness.
[Dm] [Dm]/maj [Dm7] [Dm]/maj
My given name is Dickie, I come from Billericay,
And I'm [C7]doin', very [F]well.[F7] [N.C.]
[C7] [Dm] [Dm]/maj [Dm7] [Dm]/maj
So, you ask Joyce and Vicki;
A [G]pair of squeaky [G7]chickies.
[Dm] [Dm]/maj [Dm7] [Dm]/maj
I'm not a flaming thicky, I'm Billericay Dickie,
I [C7]thought, [F] you'd never [F7]gues[N.C.]s.
[C7] [Dm] [Dm]/maj [Dm7] [Dm]/maj
Oh golly, oh gosh; come and lie on the couch,
With a [G]nice bit of posh, from [G7]Burnham-on-Crouch.
[Dm] [Dm]/maj [Dm7] [Dm]/maj
My given name is Dickie; I come from Bille-ricay,
And [C7]I ain't, a [F]slouch. [F7] [N.C.]
[C7] [Dm] [Dm]/maj [Dm7] [Dm]/maj
So you ask Joyce and Vicki,
[Dm]/maj [G] [G7]
About Billericay Dickie.
[Dm] [Dm]/maj [Dm7] [Dm]/maj
I ain't an effin' thicky; you ask Joyce and Vicki;
I'm [C7]doing, very [F]well. [F7] [N.C.]
(Repeat to Fade)
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[G] [G7] [C7] [Dm]/maj [Dm7]
[E][A][D][G][B][E] [E][A][D][G][B][E] [E][A][D][G][B][E] [E][A][D][G][B][E] [E][A][D][G][B][E]
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