Newport State Of Mind (You’re Not From Newport) – Goldie Lookin Chain
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Come have a drink up at Ridgeway Next to Classic Cuts This is Newport We ain’t even got a Pizza Hut Newport, down the M4 motorway Famous for cheese and chips Not Craig Bellamy I catch you in the kitchen And hey presto I’m gonna melt you if you’ve never been to Chepstow We had 6 nightclubs, but most closed down Visit Newport, It’s still a punk town Get on the dancefloor Mind the smoking ban You won’t see Charlotte Church, or Gavin Henson Big up to Paul Flynn, not the Welsh Assembly That’s in Cardiff so it don’t mean shit to me Shirley Bassey, she’s just like the Queen Not from Newport, and probably never been See me up Baileys on Tuesday for the quiz But you won’t know because the truth is…
You’re not from Newport You’ve probably never been there either, I bet you a fiver Your not from Newport You’ve probably never heard of Pillgwennly, Or been to Lliswerry
Your missus is a nutter She’s got curly teeth and she walks with a stutter If you wanna know, about our little town Pay money at the Severn Bridge and come on down Ride around all day on the Newport bus On the X15 and read the Argus We got a sports village and a velodrome 6 drive through Mcdonalds for your journey home From Newport Stadium to Rodney Parade The Premier Inn where you probably stayed Don’t have a Debnhams but we got T K Maxx Once you’ve had Port, you never goes backs
So if you want cheese on your chips medieval ships, see mattresses in skips Then comes take a trips Visit John Frost square You knows I’ll see you there But people might stare because
You’re not from Newport You’ve probably never been there either, I bet you a fiver You’re not from Newport You’ve probably never heard of Pillgwennly, Or been to Lliswerry