Naughty boys and nasty schools
headmaster's breaking all the rules
having fun and playing fools
smashing up the woodwork tools

All the teachers in the pub
passing round the ready rub
trying not to think of when
the lunchtime bell will ring again

(chorus)
Oh what fun we had
but did it really turn out bad
all i learnt at school
was how to bend not break the rules
oh what fun we had

Received a letter just the other day
don't seem they wanna know you no more
they've laid it down given you their score
within the first two lines it bluntly read

You're not to come see us no more
keep away from our door
don't come around here no more
what on earth did you do that for?

Our aunt she don't wanna know she says
what will the neighbours think they'll think

I never thought I'd miss you
Half as much as I do
And I never thought I'd feel this way
The way I feel about you
As soon as I wake up every night every day
I know that it's you I need
To take the blues away

It must be love, love, love
It must be love, love, love
Nothing more, nothing less
Love is the best

How can it be
That we can
say so much without words
Bless you and bless me

Madness, madness, they call it madness
Madness, madness, they call it madness
It's plain to see
That is what they mean to me
Madness, madness, they call it gladness, ha-ha

Madness, madness, they call it madness
Madness, madness, they call it madness
I'm about to explain
a-That someone is losing their brain
Hey, madness, madness, I call it gladness, yee-ha-ha-ha

Propaganda ministers

My girl's mad at me
I didn't wanna see the film tonight
I found it hard to say
She thought I'd had enough of her
Why can't she see
She's lovely to me?
But I like to stay in
And watch t.v. on my own
Every now and then

My girl's mad at me
Been on the telephone for an hour
We hardly said a word
I tried and tried but I could not be heard
Why can't I explain?
Why do I feel this pain?

Hey you
Don't watch that watch this
this is the heavy heavy monster sound
the nuttiest sound around
so if you've come in the off the street
and you're beginningto feel the heat
well listen buster you better start to move your feet
to the rockinest rock steady beat of madness
ONE STEP BEYOND!!!
one step beyond repeated.

Father wears his Sunday best
Mother's tired she needs a rest
The kids are playing up downstairs
Sister's sighing in her sleep
Brother's got a date to keep, he can't hang around

Our house, in the middle of our street
Our house, in the middle of our

Our house, it has a crowd
There's always something happening
And it's usually quite loud
Our mum, she's so house-proud

Buster he sold the heat
with a rocksteady beat

An earthquake is erupting
but not in orange street
a ghost dance is preparing
you got to help us with your feet

If you're not in the mood to dance
step back grab yourself a seat
this may not be uptown Jamaica
but we promise you a treat

CHORUS:
Buster bowl me over
with you bogus dance
shuffle me off my feet
even if i kept on running