I Could Lie - Ian Dury, The Blockheads

I could lie before I could talk

Runaway before I could walk

I could cheat before I could play

I was gone before I could stay

I could curse before I could cry

I could sneer before I could sigh

I could want before I could need

I was awful in thought, word and deed

I could hate before I could feel

I could sell before I could steal

I could creep before I could crawl

I was big before I was small

I could curse before I could cry

I could sneer before I could sigh

I could want before I could need

I was awful in thought, word and deed

La-la-la-la-la-la…

I could lie before I could talk

Runaway before I could walk

I could cheat before I could play

I was gone before I could stay

I could hate before I could feel

I could sell before I could steal

I could creep before I could crawl

I was big before I was small

I could hurt before I could cry

I could sneer before I could sigh

I could want before I could need

I was awful in thought, word and deed

La-la-la-la-la-la…