The mist rolls off the beaches, the train rolls into the station Weekend happiness seekers, pent-up saturation Well, we don't mean anyone any harm, we weren't on the Glasgow train I see you at the Pleasure Beach, roller-coasting heroes Big Dipper riding We'll give the local lads a hiding If they keep us from the ladies Hanging out in the penny arcades Shaking up the Tower Ballroom Throwing up in the bathroom Landlady's in the backroom Oh well, I'm the Big Dipper it's the weekend Big Dipper it's the weekend rage Rich widowed landlady give me your spare front door key
If you're thirty-nine or over, I'll make love to you next Thursday Oh well, I may stay over for a week or two, drop a postcard to my mum I'll see you on the waltzer, we'll go big-dipping daily Big Dipper riding Oh, we'll give the local lads a hiding If they keep us from the ladies Hanging out in the penny arcades Shaking up the Tower Ballroom Throwing up in the bathroom Landlady's in the backroom Oh, well, I'm the Big Dipper it's the weekend Big Dipper it's the weekend Big Dipper it's the weekend rage