Lip up Fatty by Bad Manners
"Lip Up Fatty" is a single released by British 2 Tone and ska band Bad Manners in June 1980, which reached No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart. It is one of a number of songs by Bad Manners about 'being fat', (a reference to the round figure of frontman, Buster Bloodvessel). According to Bloodvessel "Lip Up Fatty" was an expression used at his school "to tell people to shut up". Its signature melodic lines were a simple but careful blend of brass instruments and lead harmonica theme, played by Alan Sayag (Winston Bazoomies).
LYRICS
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Listen to the music, shuffle up your feet
Listen to the music of the fatty beat
Listen to the music of the fatty beat
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Moving with the rhythm, sweating with the heat
Moving with the rhythm of the fatty beat
Moving with the rhythm of the fatty beat
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Trumpet
Trumpet
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Listen to the music, shuffle up your feet
Listen to the music of the fatty beat
Listen to the music of the fatty beat
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Trumpet
Trumpet
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Don't call me fat man
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Fat man don't like you
Don't call me fat man
Lip up fatty, ah lip up fatty, for the reggae
Fat man don't like you