[Intro] [upright bass, piano, and light percussion] [female vocals] Ah... I've been complaining for six years about the roof leaking. I've got two bedrooms with seven of us in. And it's about time something was done about it. [brass stabs] (Done about it, done about it, done about it) [orchestral swell] [Verse 1] [female vocals] I've done six years in the forces I've been to Hackney in 1955 When I lived in one room in Mason Street I've been on the housing list for God knows how long And nothing's done And it's a bloody disgrace And I don't care what anyone says Let's hear it for Cockney Rock! [brass fanfare] [Chorus] [full ensemble vocals] Five kids in two bedrooms Not room enough to swing a cat Five kids in two bedrooms What's the council gonna do about that? [woodwind trills] [Verse 2] [female vocals] But there's nothing for the British I say Yeah, everyone's entitled to a decent home But I reckon the British are being bloody well pushed behind (Hey! Hey! Hey!) I'm British I am, and proud of it All I want is a decent house Somewhere to live, not merely exist! It's a disgrace! Just look at this place! It's a disgrace! You can't tell me this is fair! [Chorus] [full ensemble vocals] Five kids in two bedrooms Not room enough to swing a cat Five kids in two bedrooms What's the council gonna do about that? [Outro] [orchestral build-up] Something done about it (Done about it, done about it, done about it) Something done about it (Done about it, done about it, done about it) It's about time something was done about it (Done about it, done about it, done about it) [final brass chord and cymbal crash] [Foley London 1966 sounds effects]
