No Thugs In Our House - XTC

The insect-headed worker wife

Will hang her waspies on the line

The husband burns his paper, sucks his pipe

While studying their cushion-floor

His viscous poly-paste breath comes out

Their wall-paper world is shattered by his shout

A boy in blue is busy banging out a headache

On the kitchen door

And all the while Graham slept on

Dreaming of a world where he could do

Just what he wanted to

No thugs in our house, are there dear?

We made that clear

We made little Graham promise us he’d be a good boy

No thugs in our house, are there dear?

We made that clear

We made little Graham promise us he’d be a good boy

The young policeman who just can’t grow a moustache

Will open up his book

And spoil their breakfast with reports of Asians

Who have been so badly kicked

Is this your son’s wallet I’ve got here?

He must have dropped it after too much beer!

Oh, officer, we can’t believe our little angel

Is the one you’ve picked!

And all the while Graham slept on

Dreaming of a world where he could do

Just what he wanted to

No thugs in our house, are there dear?

We made that clear

We made little Graham promise us he’d be a good boy

No thugs in our house, are there dear?

We made that clear

We made little Graham promise us he’d be a good boy

They never read those pamphlets in his bottom drawer

They never read that tattoo on his arm

They thought that it was just a boys club badge he wore

They never thought he’d cause folks any harm

The insect-headed worker-wife

Will hang her waspies on the line

She’s singing something stale and simple

Now this business has fizzled out

Her little tune is such a happy song

Her son is innocent, he can’t do wrong

'Cos Dad’s a judge and knows exactly

What the job of judging’s all about

And all the while Graham slept on

Dreaming of a world where he could do

Just what he wanted to

No thugs in our house, are there dear?

We made that clear

We made little Graham promise us he’d be a good boy

No thugs in our house, are there dear?

We made that clear

We made little Graham promise us he’d be a good boy

No thugs in our house!

No thugs in our house!

No thugs in our house, dear!

No thugs in our house!

No thugs in our house, woo!

No thugs in our house!

No thugs in our house, ow!

No thugs in our house!

No thugs in our house, woo!

No thugs in our house, ow!

No thugs in our house

No thugs in our house, woo!

No thugs in our house…