Slaughter & The Dogs zijn afkomstig uit Wythenshawe, één van de beruchtste wijken van Manchester, ooit betiteld als “the skinhead capital of the North”. Die achtergrond wordt gereflecteerd in deze song over skinheads, gangs en geweld. De beelden bij de video zijn afkomstig uit This Is England. Zéér aanbevolen.
Wearing boots and short hair cuts
We will kick you in the guts
But no luck, they’ve all grown up
They drink tea in a cup
Some get married and settle down
Others they leave for a foreign town
Fighting gangs every night
We use sticks, hit them in the Kite
Where have all the boot boys gone?
Hammy, Jacko, Bugs and John
Where have all the boot boys gone?
It looks like I’m the only one, the one
Friday came, we go to a dance hall
Battering stuff, we have a ball
We don’t know what we’ve done
We go see United ‘cause we’re having fun
We get released on 50 quid bail
But I know I’ll end up in jail
I was a leader, I was so proud
I hung with a gang, what a crowd
Where have all the boot boys gone?
Hammy, Jacko, Bugs and John
Where have all the boot boys gone?
It looks like I’m the only one, the one
Now it’s been five years or more
I’m a skin, don’t know what for
I don’t know what I am
I don’t see or give a damn
I must stop this M.O.D
I must try, try to be me
I must listen, I must try
I must move, move or die
Where have all the boot boys gone?
Hammy, Jacko, Bugs and John
Where have all the boot boys gone?
It looks like I’m the only one, the one
C’mon, do you wanna scrap?
C’mon, get ready then
Where have all the boot boys gone?
