All me life i've lived among the slums of Canning Town. surrounded by the bricks aswell as the mortar. now i knew a geezer, his name was oliver twist.. and everytime i see;s him you'd hear him holler this.. all me life i've wanted to be a barrer boy.. a barrer boy i've always wanted to be. now i pushes me barrer.. i sticks to it with pride.. coz i'm a coster .. a coster from over the other side.. i turns me back against the whole of society.. it take;s me where the ripe bananas grow.. they're only two pound a shilling.. it's how i earns me living.. i outta ave been a barrer boy years ago.. get orf me barrer.. i outta ave been a barrer boy years ago , two pound a   shilling .. i outta ave been a barrer boy years agooo oo..   this song was sung ( along with others ) on many an away trip following West Ham United in the 70s & 80s..   great memories..