(Chorus)
You've gotta sort out your personal hygiene/
Wash behind your neck and your ears/
You've gotta sort out your personal hygiene/
And trim your nosehair once in a year/
You've gotta sort out your personal hygiene/
Brush your teeth twice in a day/
You've gotta sort out your personal hygiene/
Or go and take your body odour away//
(ExP)
Back in the day I shook hands with everyone that I met/
That type of greeting always commands the fullest respect/
Started hanging out with some dudes who were fist bumping instead/
Always felt antisocial but they were fully correct/
Cos people don't wash their hands when they've been and they've flushed the pan/
For reasons they understand, like diseases are just a scam/
They pee and they touch the flush but then eagerly clutch your hand/
Be hygienic and clean 'em before leaving you bloody tramp/
I've taught at too many schools and I've lost all hope/
Cos more often than not the toilet had got no soap/
The reason they don't replace it? God don't know/
A thousand disease carriers who romp on home/
And pass it to their parents, who get ill and it's relentless/
So they then get sacked cos they lacked the correct attendance/
The family have to sell up, take crack and be homeless when it/
Only happened cos the school didn't fill up their soap dispensers!//
(Chorus)
You've gotta sort out your personal hygiene/
Wash behind your neck and your ears/
You've gotta sort out your personal hygiene/
And trim your nosehair once in a year/
You've gotta sort out your personal hygiene/
Brush your teeth twice in a day/
You've gotta sort out your personal hygiene/
Or go and take your body odour away//
(Addverse)
There's many times when I be traveling and trapped in the rush/
On a train, waiting for a plane or catching the bus/
Whether I'm sat down or standing up, changing my pose/
I guarantee there's always someone infiltrating my nose/
And I understand not everybody has this similar view/
But I know that what smells of sh...to me, smells of it to you/
There's no excuse for never using the launderette/
A little soap and water can ensure that you don't endure more sweat/
Cos Sure is a sure bet...conditioner's perfect/
So go ahead and grab that L'orèal cos you're worth it/
And don't let that dirt stick, p-pick up that Persil/
And give your jeans the wash in the machine they deserve dude/
Look, now I aint saying I'm the cleanest I can be/
So fresh and so clean, aint no-one as dope as me/
I am merely just observing and telling you what I see/
Or should I say what I'm smelling, it's like cheddar and feet//
(Chorus)
You've gotta sort out your personal hygiene/
Wash behind your neck and your ears/
You've gotta sort out your personal hygiene/
And trim your nosehair once in a year/
You've gotta sort out your personal hygiene/
Brush your teeth twice in a day/
You've gotta sort out your personal hygiene/
Or go and take your body odour away//
(JND)
Yeah, we all need a shower at the start of the day/
So go to B&M and part with your change/
Coz Lynx is on offer at the moment, get that bodywash cheap/
Won't be breaking the bank to smell fresher, Fabreeze/
Your clothes if you need to and no forgetting your teeth/
I swear it's all there, it's the deal of the week/
Are you reaching for that Brut just for under your arms/
Or the Old Spice improving your charm/
I might tolerate you more if you smell pleasant/
Avoid that aroma of dead pheasant/
Cos when you smell like Rab C Nesbitt looks/
Got me reaching for that Glade plus a sick bag cos/
Your body odour's offensive in more ways/
Than Sex Panther by Odeon emptying hallways/
The bath is your friend, not your arch nemesis/
Next time your smelly friend offends your nostrils, tell ‘em this//
(Chorus)
You've gotta sort out your personal hygiene/
Wash behind your neck and your ears/
(Like your Mum said)
You've gotta sort out your personal hygiene/
And trim your nosehair once in a year/
(At least once in a year)
You've gotta sort out your personal hygiene/
Brush your teeth twice in a day/
(Floss and rinse)
You've gotta sort out your personal hygiene/
Or go and take your body odour away//
credits
from II,
released July 31, 2015
(B. Goodwin, D. Edley, L. Bland)
Produced by ExP & Jas0nBeats
Written by ExP, Addverse & JND
UK rapper and composer Oscar reconnects with his youth on a sleek, diaristic LP influenced by ’90s hip-hop and '00s R&B. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 21, 2024
supported by 17 fans who also own “Personal Hygiene”
Easily the most interesting and lyrically impressive new hip hop record I’ve heard for years. Had me grooving, smiling, agreeing with almost every word and brought a tear to my eye. My wife loves it and she won’t usually even have hip hop on. Gets better with every listen, I’m still discovering new little pearls in it. Great set of beats on it too. Top work mate.
Got to go back to the first album and discover that now. filauge