Lyrics Prefab Sprout

Prefab Sprout

The Best Jewel Thief In the World

Masked and dressed in black

You scramble over rooftops

Carrying a bag

A bag marked "SWAG"

You're the best jewel thief in the world

Vigilance is lax

Security complacent

Adjacent to the gem

The diadem, the pearl

Is the best jewel thief in the world

Watch your legend grow

The rooftops are for dreamers

You strike and then return Lucerne - Heathrow

The best jewel thief in the world

Down below, down below

What do any of those losers know?

Down below, down below

What do any of those assholes know?

Even so, even so

Be a Buddhist, boy, and let it go

Even so, even so

Be a Catholic boy and let it go

You're the best jewel thief in the world

Sirens moan and drone. They groan

But Interpol can't catch you

Their cameras only show a screen of snow

Ergo

You're the best jewel thief in the world

Down below, down below

What do any of those losers know?

Down below, down below

What do any of those assholes know?

Even so, even so

Be a Buddhist, boy, and let it go

Even so, even so

Be a Catholic boy and let it go

You're the best jewel thief in the world

Nimble as a cat

They hope your luck deserts you

They're sharpening their knives

But you've nine lives

You're the best jewel thief in the world

Watch your legend grow

Watch your legend grow

Watch your legend grow

You're the best jewel thief in the world