Pearly Jim
My screenplays on the block
My Tuscan villas in hock
To Mister Pearly Jim
My wife and kids have scrammed
They say my phone is jammed
By Mister Pearly Jim
He dresses up in rags
Hes mister money bags
They call him Pearly Jim
Hell show you Paradise
At least some place quite nice
They call him Pearly Jim
Why did you wait so long?
Can you help him sing his song?
Alms for the poor,
Alms for the poor
We need ketchup on our bangers and mash
This self-denial brings us out in a rash
Im rolling dice for gin
Im getting sliced too thin
By Mister Pearly Jim
I mortgaged my des. res
He needs a boost, he says
Does Mister Pearly Jim
Hes got a compound down
The balmy side of town
The guardsll give you shits
Hes got a pearly suit
For every new recruit
Youll feel so thrilled to bits
When he grits that pearly smile
Will you go that extra mile?
Alms for the poor
Alms for the poor
Chairman Maos got a whole lot of thoughts
And R.D.Laings got me tied up in knots
Does your conscience ever scream
Between the chaos and the dream
Alms for the poor
Alms for the poor
To save time just pay us here on the street
The whole universe will be our receipt
