Am
One smoky day in a darkened scullery
C                      G
Down by the river in a factory town
      Am
Where bad things happen & the walls are drippn'
        C          G                 Am
And the ghosts are flittin' frae the cold hard ground
  Am
A pot & kettle on the hob were settled
   C                       G
A' hissin' their patter so bileous cruel
   Am
An awfy matter o' clout & claterin'
C        G         Am
Battlin' wits in a hideous duel


[Chorus]
Am
Lids a rattlin' belchin' steam
C                       G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
          Am
'You're a lowly villain'

'You're a terrible liar'
           C         G              Am
'But we're both here cookin' on the same old fire'
Am
Guts a bubblin' belchin' steam
C                       G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
          Am
'You're a chanty pot'

'And you're a shite for brains'
           C         G              Am
'But we're both here hangin' on the same old chains'


[Verse 2]
      Am
"I've roasted a wealth of exotic things
    C                      G
All torn to ribbons at the hands of kings
Am
Polished copper how I proudly shone
C           G           Am
Stealin the fire of the blazing sun"

       Am
"Ye've boilt nae mair'n 'em old soup bones
     C                      G
I've boilt the tea for them stately homes
       Am
I were rattled like a drum each Hogmanay
     C                G            Am
Then scrubbed tae the devil on the follwin' day"

[Chorus]
Am
Lids a rattlin' belchin' steam
C                       G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
          Am
'You're a lowly villain'

'You're a terrible liar'
           C         G              Am
'But we're both here cookin' on the same old fire'
Am
Guts a bubblin' belchin' steam
C                       G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
          Am
'You're a chanty pot'

'And you're a shite for brains'
           C         G              Am
'But we're both here hangin' on the same old chains'

[Bridge] x 2
Am C G Am

[Chorus]
Am
Lids a rattlin' belchin' steam
C                       G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
          Am
'You're a lowly villain'

'You're a terrible liar'
           C         G              Am
'But we're both here cookin' on the same old fire'
Am
Guts a bubblin' belchin' steam
C                       G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
          Am
'You're a chanty pot'

'And you're a shite for brains'
           C         G              Am
'But we're both here hangin' on the same old chains'

[Verse 3]
   Am
"O kettle yer metal is a terrible hue
C                        G
Riddled wi' holes cannae hold yer brew
    Am
Yer lids all crooked & yer sides bashed in
      C      G             Am
It'll not be long afore ye see the bin"

 Am
"Pot your not so bright as me
  C                    G
A hags old cauldron is all you'd be
    Am
You reek o' gruel & you're none too young
C          G             Am
Fit for to carry but the peels & dung"

[Chorus 2]
Am
Lids a rattlin' belchin' steam
C                       G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
          Am
'You're a lowly villain'

'You're a terrible liar'
           C         G              Am
'But we're both here cookin' on the same old fire'
Am
Guts a bubblin' belchin' steam
C                       G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
           Am
'You're an old piss bucket'

'You're a dented can'
           C          G             Am
'But we're neither as black as that roasting pan.'

[Chorus]
Am
Lids a rattlin' belchin' steam
C                       G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
          Am
'You're a lowly villain'

'You're a terrible liar'
           C         G              Am
'But we're both here cookin' on the same old fire'
Am
Guts a bubblin' belchin' steam
C                       G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
          Am
'You're a chanty pot'

'And you're a shite for brains'
           C         G              Am
'But we're both here hangin' on the same old chains'

[Bridge]
Am C G Am x 2

[Chorus] x 5
Am
Lids a rattlin' belchin' steam
C                       G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
          Am
'You're a lowly villain'

'You're a terrible liar'
           C         G              Am
'But we're both here cookin' on the same old fire'
Am
Guts a bubblin' belchin' steam
C                       G
Life ain't nothin but a fevered dream
          Am
'You're a chanty pot'

'And you're a shite for brains'
           C         G              Am
'But we're both here hangin' on the same old chains'