Hundreds and Thousands is a rap about the anger of the public about how they are in poverty while the elite live large.
The song also points out and criticises the hypocrisy of those who protest this fact but would be happy if they joined the elite themselves, and didn’t help out the masses.
[Intro]
Hundreds and thousands (x8)
[Hook]
Hundreds and thousands (x4)
(Give me the) Hundreds and thousands
(You want the) Hundreds and thousands
[Verse 1]
Hundreds and thousands
Hundreds and thousands
I want the money
Give me the money
I'm not messing about
I want the pennies and tenners
I want hundreds and thou'
Economy's flopped, I lost my job
They're telling me it's the MPs and the banks' fault, but
(What?!)
My taxes pay for their yards?!
(What?!)
Having a laugh, overdraft charge?!
I'm not having it, nah
Grab a balaclava
And carve my credit cards
Into ninja stars
And (now, now) I wanna turn it all around
Like (NOW, NOW), hands up, and wallets out
Stocks, shares, it's time to share now
It's not fair, so I'm here to (BLAOW!)
All your under the table gains and silk socks
Today we play footsy, knock your stocks off
Rob the dosh [?] the stock price and write your invoice for my robbery cost (ha!)
You can call me Robin Hood, boss
We don't want hand outs, just keep your hands off my...
[Hook]
[Bridge]
Hundreds and thousands (refund)
Hundreds and thousands (refund)
Hundreds and thousands
Hundreds and thousands
Hundreds and thousands
Hundreds and thousands
Hundreds and thousands
(Hundr-)
Hundreds and thousands
Hundreds and thousands
[Verse 2]
Someone scams, get put behind bars
Some get away, maybe open up a bar
Some try run, but they never get far
'cause the thieves at the top got government cars
Expenses cards, and Westminster yards
Did I mention that we left them in charge?
You're getting charged for taking a Mars bar
They're living large for taking what's ours
With their contacts, contracts and bribes
And now we want back, all that, plus your tie
Your kick-backs, big stacks and lies
Give us a bit back, you can leave with your life
It's not nice, but it's right from two wrongs
You take the piss, I chop off your schlong
Don't want a revolution, that's long
Just write me a cheque, we can all get along
[Outro]
Hundreds and thousands
(Give me the) Hundreds and thousands
(Yo, where's the) Hundreds and thousands
(Give me my) Hundreds and thousands
(Yo, where's my) Hundreds and thousands
(Give me the) Hundreds and thousands
(Where's my) Hundreds and thousands (Refund)
Hundreds and Thousands was produced by Redinho.
Riz Ahmed released Hundreds and Thousands on Fri Jun 01 2012.