The Ripps

LONG LIVE THE RIPPS!
The People Have Spoken
The people have spoken.
They won’t be fooled again.
They don’t believe the lies.
And don’t believe the hype.
So join us in the fight.
Or join the other side.
If you don’t see the light.
Then we must pay the price.
Surrender all your rights.
The evil doers multiply.
Stick em up and know your place.
Surrender all your rights.
The evil doers multiply.
Stick em up and know your place.
They conquer and divide,
They conquer and divide,
They conquer and divide,
The people must unite, or suffer the consequences.
The people have spoken.
It’s the turning of the tide.
Justice will be done.
And we will testify.
You tried to shake us down.
You rob us if you can.
But we won’t stand for that.
The people have spoken.
Surrender all your rights.
The evil doers multiply.
Stick em up and know your place.
Surrender all your rights.
The evil doers multiply.
Stick em up and know your place.
They conquer and divide,
They conquer and divide,
They conquer and divide,
The people must unite, or suffer the consequences.
© The Ripps 2008
Rude Boy
Have you seen the rude boys in town?
Do your best to keep your head down.
Violent and dangerous minds.
Just another sign of the times.
The rude boys learn their lessons when it’s much too late to turnaround.
Convinced that they're invincible, until they're six feetunderground.
Have you seen the rude boys around?
Loitering and dossing about.
Looking for a fight every night.
Snorting lines and getting uptight.
Violent and dangerous minds.
Just another sign of the times.
Can you hear the sirens?
Do you smell a rat?
Can you hear the gunshots?
You’d better watch your back.
The rude boys learn their lessons when it’s much too late to turnaround.
Convinced that they're invincible, until they're six feetunderground.
The rude boys learn their lessons when it’s much too late to turnaround.
Convinced that they're invincible, until they're six feetunderground.
The rude boys won’t be laughing when they’re lying in a coffin aftercrossing the wrong gangster, they’ll be full of lead and six feetunderground.Victims of the underworld………
© The Ripps 2008
A Thousand Miles Away From Home
Darling, I’ve never felt this far from home.
Darling, I don’t know what we’re fighting for.
If you want to be free. Are we keeping the peace?
I don’t wanna die young.
In the midst of the bloodshed it’s you that’s pulling me through.
With a gun in my hand, amongst the bullets and bombs.
I dream I’m coming back to you.
A thousand miles away from home.
A soldier dies without a cause and leaves a son without a dad.
A widow weeps beneath the flag.
We see it on the news again.
The casualties and suffering, and still we keep on sending them.
The price of war without an end.
Darling, I’m gonna do my country proud.
Darling, a small town boy who’s turned out well.
But I got a lot more. Than I signed up for.
I don’t wanna die young.
In a crippled country torn by a civil war.
I’ve seen terrible things and now there’s blood on my hands.
I’m not the man I used to be.
A thousand miles away from home.
A soldier dies without a cause and leaves a son without a dad.
A widow weeps beneath the flag.
We see it on the news again.
The casualties and suffering, and still we keep on sending them.
The price of war without an end.
I don’t wanna wait to find out. Staying awake through the night.
Wondering if you’re alone. Are you lost and lonely.
I don’t wanna wait to find out….
No more, no more, no more, no more…
© The Ripps 2008
Hi!,
Well its been a while ! But we are back with lots to say ! Firstly we are back in the studio recording our 2nd album ! With a great producer Roger Lomas who has worked with the: The Selecter, The Specials, Happy Mondays and Desmond Dekker to name just a few. Plus in 2002 he got awarded a Grammy with, (Lee 'Scratch' Perry) @ 45th GRAMMY AWARDS For (Producer / Engineer) and he is from Coventry ! So what's next ? The album is very exciting and we cannot wait for you to hear it.... Singing about things that mean alot to us ! We think a few of you are going to be in for a shock ! Still all the punk/ska energy but with a sting in it's tail and alot to say for itself ! We are not sure what date the album will be out, but we are looking at around July time with a single out just before. We will also be back out on the road gigging though out summer 2008, dates will soon be appearing on our Myspace page. That's it for now, but there will be so much to come from us this year, and we would like to thank all of you that bought our last album and came to see us live.
Thanks For all your support !
The Ripps.
The Ripps with The Specials' Horace Panter, Lynval Golding, Roger Lomas (Producer) and The Enemy
For further information regarding The Ripps please contact our manager Frankie Johns. E-mail: [email protected].