Solidarity lyrics

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

Debbie, get a move on!

Everybody positions, please

Girls to the front, come on

Five, six, seven, eight

Hello

[Spoken BILLY]

Hello

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

Shoes

[Spoken BILLY]

I haven't got any

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

Well you have now, put 'em on

That's two groups, girls

[Spoken BILLY]

I can't wear them I'll look like a right sissy

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

Well you should have thought about that before you came in

Oi! Fifty P

[Spoken BILLY]

What?

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

Fifty P!

Five, six, seven, eight

Oh arms, Susan Parks

Well, you joinin' in or what?

Oh, Debbie girl, count! Count for Christ's Sakes

Oi, Billy Elliot!

Alright girls, here we go

Air in the sheets

And hang them on the other washing line

[Spoken BILLY]

MIss, I don't know what to do

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

Get down

[Spoken BILLY]

I just gave you fifty P

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

Travel back, that's lovely

[Spoken BILLY]

What do I do?

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

Follow the others

Marching forward to socialism

[Spoken BILLY]

Miss, what am I meant to be doing?

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

Arms, Sharon Percy

[Spoken BILLY]

Miss, I don't know what to do

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

Floor barre!

[Spoken BILLY]

What bar?

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

Plie!

Tendu Second

And Plie

Tendu Floors

A bit of that left leg

[POLICE]

Oi Geordie

Wanna see something

You've never seen before

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

And right leg

[POLICE]

And that's just off the overtime

Wanna see some more?

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

And left leg

[MINERS]

You think yer smart ya cockney shite

You wanna be suspicious

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

Two legs

[MINERS]

When you were on the picket line

We went and fucked yer missus

All of us at once

Solidarity solidarity

Solidarity forever

All for one and one for all

Solidarity forever

Solidarity solidarity

Solidarity forever

All for one and one for all

Solidarity forever

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

Girls to the center, come on

And now, my lovely ladies, the lesson you've all been waiting for:

Pirouettes! God help us

Why the hell do I bother?

Okay, into the middle, and thank you, Mr. Braithwaite

Here we go and one, two, three

Billy! five, six, seven, eight, nine

Spin 'em! Spin 'em, Mr. Braithwaite

You're supposed to be enjoying yourselves

Absolutely bloody hopeless, the whole bloody lot of you's

Yeah, and you're the worst of the bleeding lot, Billy

Okay, forget it, into the corner!

Let's try some chaines!

And go! Go that's, that's much better, Susan Parks, well done

That's a gold star for you, and that's gold star for you Angela Robson. Two in a row, well done

Okay, try not to kill yourself Tracy Atkinson

Oi, Rudolf Nureyev, come on then!

Okay, class dismissed

[POLICE]

Keep it up till Christmas lads

It means a lot to us

We send our kids to private school

On a private bus

We've got a lot to thank you for

Geordie you're a corker

A nice extension on the house and a fortnight in Majorca

Solidarity, solidarity

Solidarity forever

[MINERS]

Don't worry lads we're on your side

Solidarity forever

Solidarity, solidarity

Solidarity forever

We're proud to be working class

Solidarity forever

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

You're late

[BALLET GIRLS]

One, two, three, four

Five, six, seven, eight

[Spoken GEORGE]

Oh, Jackie, I've been meaning to have a word

If things are difficult, we can sort something out

[Spoken DAD]

What you talking about?

[Spoken GEORGE]

Well, ya know, if things are a bit tight with the fifty Ps

[Spoken DAD]

Fifty Ps?

[Spoken GEORGE]

Well yeah, you're Billy hasn't been to boxing in four weeks now, man

[Spoken DAD]

Billy hasn't been going to boxing? Well, if been hasn't been going to boxing where the bloody hell has he been going?

[BALLET GIRLS]

Solidarity, solidarity

Solidarity forever

We're proud to be working class

Solidarity forever

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

What you doing in my lesson?

[Spoken DAD]

Where you been going Saturday mornings, Billy?

[Spoken BILLY]

Boxing, where do you think?

[Spoken TONY]

Dad!

[Spoken DAD]

Boxing?

[Spoken TONY]

Dad!

[Spoken DAD]

I'll see you later you--

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

Alright, girls, to concentrate

We'll do some soubresauts

And five, six, seven, eight

Shoulders down, pointed feet

Lovely arms, Sharon

Yes, that would be both arms Keeley Gibson

Feet in fifth, arms tendu second

Thank you, Debbie

Plie fifth, Retire

And five, six, seven, eight

[GIRLS]

One, two, three, four

Five, six, seven, eight

[Spoken DEBBIE]

You're crap at this

[Spoken BILLY]

No I'm not!

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

Lovely legs, Tina

Arms, Debbie, Arms

Temps leave

Susan Parks, you look like a spastic starfish girl

[Spoken BILLY]

You're crap at this

[Spoken DEBBIE]

Aw, piss off man, will you?

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

Right! Attitude promenade

Prepare and

That's lovely Sharon, that's much better, well done

Arms up, Billy

Elbow, wrist, tummy, chin

[Spoken GIRL]

Please, ma'am, can we have a go?

[Spoken MRS. WILKINSON]

Baskets of pansies, ladies!

Yes, thank you, Mr. Braithwaite

And five, six, seven, eight

[POLICE]

You fucking worms

You fucking moles

You fucking Geordie shits

We're here to kick your Geordie arse

You little Geordie gits

[MINERS]

We're terrified

We're petrified

Those words are so obscene

We'll boot your fuckin' cockney skulls

Right back to Bethnal Green

[MEN]

And one!

[GIRLS]

Two, three!

[MEN]

And two!

[GIRLS]

Two, three!

[MEN]

And three!

[GIRLS]

Two, three!

[MEN]

And four!

[GIRLS]

Two, three!

[MEN]

And five!

[GIRLS]

Two, three!

[MEN]

And six!

[GIRLS]

Two, three!

And smile, smile, smile, smile

[MEN]

Solidarity, solidarity

Solidarity forever

We're proud to be working class

Solidarity forever

Solidarity, solidarity

Solidarity forever

We're proud to be working class

Solidarity forever

[MINERS]

Come on lads get at them

Really get stuck in

It's not a bleeding tea dance

Do the porkers in

Solidarity, solidarity

Solidarity forever

We're proud to be working class

Solidarity forever

Solidarity, solidarity

Solidarity forever

We're proud to be working class

Solidarity forever

Shine, just shine

All you have to do is shine (etc)

[GIRLS]

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight

Solidarity, solidarity

Solidarity forever

We're proud to be working class

Solidarity forever

Even ever ever ever

Ever ever ever ever

Forever forever

Forever forever

• Artist:Billy Elliot (Musical)