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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs
Performer
Ricky Wilson
Ricky Wilson
Vocals
Nick Hodgson
Nick Hodgson
Drums
Simon Rix
Simon Rix
Bass Guitar
Andrew White
Andrew White
Guitar
Nick Baines
Nick Baines
Keyboards
Big Nurse
Big Nurse
Remixer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ricky Wilson
Ricky Wilson
Songwriter
Simon Rix
Simon Rix
Songwriter
Andrew White
Andrew White
Songwriter
Nick Baines
Nick Baines
Songwriter
Nick J.D. Hodgson
Nick J.D. Hodgson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Stephen Street
Stephen Street
Producer
Cenzo Townshend
Cenzo Townshend
Mixing Engineer
Tom Stanley
Tom Stanley
Engineer
Simon Francis
Simon Francis
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Watching the people get lairy
It's not very pretty I tell thee
Walking through town is quite scary
It's not very sensible either
A friend of a friend he got beaten
He looked the wrong way at a policeman
Would never have happened to Smeaton
An Old Leodensian
La...la la la la la
Ah...la la la la la
I predict a riot
I predict a riot
I predict a riot
I predict a riot
I tried to get to my taxi
The man in a tracksuit attacks me
He said that he saw it before me
And wants to get things a bit gory
Girls scrabble round with no clothes on
To borrow a pound for a condom
If it wasn't for chip fat they'd be frozen
They're not very sensible
La...la la la la la
Ah...la la la la la
I predict a riot
I predict a riot
I predict a riot
I predict a riot
And if there's anybody left in here
That doesn't want to be out there
Ah...
Watching the people get lairy
It's not very pretty I tell thee
Walking through town is quite scary
It's not very sensible
La...la la la la la
Ah...la la la la la
I predict a riot
I predict a riot
I predict a riot
I predict a riot
And if there's anybody left in here
That doesn't want to be out there
I predict a riot
I predict a riot
I predict a riot
I predict a riot
Written by: Andrew White, Nick Baines, Nick J.D. Hodgson, Ricky Wilson, Simon Rix

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