Ian Dury
Lyric guide

Mischief

Read Mischief lyrics by Ian Dury on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.

Ian Dury visibility1 visits Video on page
person Curated by Ethan Walker LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot

The page facts to cite before the commentary

Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.

Page type: lyric reference Artist: Ian Dury Canonical path: /ian-dury/mischief Related lyric paths: 6 Video embedded: yes
Lyrics

Mischief

The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.

Popeye Pearce is pimple, Laurence Smith is hard

Ricky loves a kicking and he wants to join the guards

Barry breaks the windows of his broken home

Have a guess. His tiny mind's been scarred

Lionel touches women when they're walking through the park

He goes in people's gardens nicking laundry in the dark

Roger left a sleeper across the District Line

His dad's a shipping clerk

Boys let's have a laugh

Let's have some mischief

Fill a Durex full of water

And throw it on a bus - that would be mischief

Take a pigeon to the pictures

Let's cause a bit of fuss - a bit of mischief

Let's go bloody raving mad

Let's do something really bad

They won't forget the day you had

Some mischief

Jack and Stan are tossing pals like monkeys in the zoo

When they got caught by Gonad Gibbs they had to wank him too

Incentive didn't want two of Dave - Get it?

He failed his interview (failed his interview) - Oh yeah?

She's got crinkly hair

Underneath her underwear

I know because I've been there

(Anticipation, anticipate)

Wow!

Wow!

Don't let's hang about

Let's have some mischief

Here, pour locking fluid on a Bentley, then let down his tyres

Hahahahaha

Let's go and kill some kiosks, start a few more fires

Could this be mischief?

Let's go completely over the top

Let's do the bop that just won't stop

Let's go and have another drop

Of mischief

I'm sorry I done it, I'm sorry I done it, I'm sorry I done it, I'm sorry I done it, I'm sorry I done it,

I'm sorry I done it, I'm sorry I done it, I'm sorry I done it, I'm sorry I done it, I'm sorry I done it,

I'm sorry I done it!, I'm sorry I done it!, I'm sorry I done it!, I'm sorry I done it!, I'm sorry I done it!

Quick answers

What this page can answer fast

Who performs "Mischief"?

Ian Dury performs "Mischief", and this lyric page sits inside the Ian Dury catalog on LyroVerse.

Are there related songs to explore after "Mischief"?

Yes. The related section below points to Bit Of Kit and Apples with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by Ian Dury?

Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Ian Dury's lyric pages.

Song Room

Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song

Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.

Open Song Room
0 followers Selected insights only surface after moderation
Listener comments

What people are saying

0 comments
Add a short interpretation or memory

A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.

Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.

No listener comments on Mischief yet.