This is the self-preservation society 
This is the self-preservation society 

Go wash your German bands, your boat race too [bad word] your Barnet Fair we got a lot to do 
Put on your [bad word] Dirt and your Peckham Rye 
Cause time's soon hurrying by 

Get your skates on mate, get your skates on mate 
No bib around your Gregory Peck today, eh? 
Drop your plates of meat right up on the seat 

This is the self-preservation society 
This is the self-preservation society 

Gotta get a bloomin move on 
Babadab-babadabadab-bab-ba 
Gotta get a bloomin move on 
Babadab-babadabadab-bab-ba 
Jump in the jam jar gotta get straight 
Hurry up mate – don't wanna be late 
How's your father? 
Tickety boo 
Tickety boo 
Gotta get a bloomin move on 

Self-preservation society 
This is the self-preservation society 
Put on your almond rocks and daisy roots 
Wash your Hampstead Heath and wear your whistle and
flute 
Lots of lah-di-dahs and [bad word] here 
Look alive and get out of here 

So get your skates on mate, get your skates on mate 
No bib around your Gregory Peck today, eh? 
Drop your plates of meat right up on the seat 

This is the self-preservation society 
This is the self-preservation society