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50 Pence (Alan Miller and Declan Schweitzer) - B.R.I.T.
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A parody of P.I.M.P. by 50 Cent
By Alan Miller and Declan Schweitzer
English 11AP, Period 1
Lyrics:
This is B.R.I.T. by 50 Pence
(Chorus)
I don’t know what you’ve heard about me
But you can’t get a quid1 up outta me 1. slang for pound, the British currency
I went to Oxford and got a degree
Cause I’m a bloody sodding B.R.I.T.
I don’t know what you’ve heard about me
Elizabeth is my majesty
If you’ll excuse me now it’s time for tea
Cause I’m a bloody sodding B.R.I.T.
When I ride the Tube2 I make sure to mind the gap 2. subway
Then I head over to St. James’s park3 and take a nap 3. a park in London
I can navigate the London streets without a map
Wearin’ my sweet new trousers and my flat cap4 4. rounded soft cap w/ a small brim (see cover)
Sittin’ in my flat5, watchin’ BBC news on the telly 5. apartment
Well they reportin’ all the way from New Delhi
I like to eat scones with strawberry jelly
I got a painting on my wall and it’s by Botticelli6 6. painter, most famous for “The Birth of Venus”
Well who needs Dolce and Gabana
When you’ve got Monty Python and Harry Potter
The water of the Thames River7 is callin’ me 7. river that flows through London
That’s how I know I’m a bloody B.R.I.T.
(Chorus)
When I be with my mates you know we love to kick it
We’ll go outside on the grass and play some cricket
Everybody comes to watch us and buys a ticket
I bowl so fast, I always hit the wicket 8 8. 3 wooden stumps, guarded by the batsman,
But there’s one sport where we just beat em all that the cricket bowler attempts to hit
It ain’t soccer, no it be called football
Well thank God for Dr. Scholl’s
So I can run up the field and score some more goals (on you)
You know that Arsenal has always been my team
Because they got that crazy French chap Henry9 9. Thierry Henry, captain of
Name one good player that comes from the land of the free Arsenal Football Club
For a president you chose a chimpanzee
Got myself an ice lolly10, tastes like watermelon 10. popsicle
Whip out my history book and start to read about Magellan11 11. Ferdinand Magellan
Well I’m no felon, but if you Yankees try rebellin’
We’ll put you down with Gandalf, Sir Ian McKellen
(Chorus)
In ‘ollywood, they say there’s no business like show business, innit12 12. contraction of “isn't it”
In the U.K., they say there’s no Guinness like cold Guinness
50 Pence, bigger than Big Ben…ya bloke!