I was born in Bethnal Green

back in the olden days

when everyone knew who everyone was

and everyone knew the Krays

mum said mind you keep schtum 

them boys are nothing but animals

but they never hurt kids or women 

‘an only knock off criminals

me brother was in the Beggar

the night they shot Cornell

Frank was a lucky fella 

an quite a big drinker as well

would I go back? I don’t know

times was hard back then

people come and people go

gangsters, the lot of ‘em