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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Derrick McKenzie
Drums
Gary Barnacle
Saxophone
Iain MacKinnon
Violin
Jay Kay
Vocals
John Thirkell
Trumpet
Matthew Scrivener
Violin
Maurizio Ravalico
Percussion
Owen Little
Viola
Richard Edwards
Trombone
Robert Bailey
Cello
Stuart Zender
Bass
Toby Smith
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Toby Smith
Songwriter
Jason Kay
Songwriter
Stuart Zender
Songwriter
Jay Kay
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mike Nielsen
Engineer
Tim Young
Mastering Engineer
Al Stone
Mixing Engineer
Jay Kay
Producer
Lyrics
Hey, hey, yeah, I've got to scam
Got to scam
Ooh, got to scam
You say you fight to give us freedom
But often more than not this is abused
And the faces of a tired generation
Have decided they are sick of being used
For the purpose of current declarations
Still the same, it'll never change until the end
Is to buy appreciation of the nation
To cover the mistakes you must defend
And you say they'll be a chance for everyone
To protest against your calculated greed
But I can see into the future
Won't be long before the welfare
Send me letters telling me how much they need
And it's not been in my interests to please them
For the only interest rate to fall is mine
See a brand new generation is demanding
What you've been doing with our money all this time
Cause now I've got to scam!
People try living life at speed of light
Scam!
I don't know why but I have to do the things I do
Scam!
Give me ten, that's the move I'll give you five
Scam!
People say that it's the way to stay alive
Scam now
Scam!
Hey, I know we gotta scam, I know we gotta scam, ooh
So you see you have to be a schemer
If you wanna love the life you have to live
And it don't matter how much I earn
Cause I always get my fingers burnt
When the man gets down to his business
And I've been ser-ser-searching for a reason
Why I have to give it all up just when I'm gonna get ahead
See I had lose car, job, wife, dog and home
Debts and threats on the telephone
Maybe I should bust a move instead
Hey, now we all know when we watch the television
Not confused between a puppet or conviction
Glued to the screen by a thousand shallow words of wisdom
It ain't what it seems when it's a single sided system
Hey, someone's got a hold on my living
Gonna have to do the thing that's fair
They got to justify for what I should be giving
Should I lie, should I steal or should I care?
Hey, because I got to scam
Scamming our life away
Hey, scam!
People try living life at speed of light
Scam!
I don't know why but I have to do the things I do
Scam!
Hey, everybody got to scam now
Scam!
Oooh, bust that move as quick as you can, scam!
Right on
Ahh scamming!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
Now, I got to scam
Got to scam to get me through every day
Got to scam
Got to scam
I got to scam
Woah
Scamming for every day
Scamming for all my life
Scamming to pay my way
Hey, I got to scam!
No nine to five!
I gotta stay alive!
I gotta keep it all
Hey, I got to scam
Scamming
Hey
Writer(s): Jason Kay, Toby Smith, Stuart Zender
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