The Spider Murphy Gang is a German band from Munich best known for their greatest hit "Skandal im Sperrbezirk". It was founded in 1977 by bank clerk Günther Sigl, together with Gerhard Gmell ("Barny Murphy"), Michael Busse and Franz Trojan. In many songs elements of the Bavarian German Dialect are used.
Their name is a reference to Elvis Presley's song, "Jailhouse Rock", in which a 'Spider Murphy' played the tenor saxophone. "Spider Murphy" is also referred to in a song written by Larry Kirwan of the Irish fusion Band Black 47's song, "Forty Deuce." The song appears referential to both the Spider Murphy Gang and to "Jailhouse Rock", for the live version from 2006's "Bittersweet 16" includes a saxophone solo which the singer recalls having heard in Sing Sing prison.
Ja in Schwabing gibt's a Kneipn
de muaß ganz wos bsonders sei !
Do laßns soiche Leit wia di und mi erst garnet nei.
In d'Schickeria ! In d'Schickeria !
Jeder spuit an Superstar und sauft Schampus an da Bar
in da Schickeria !
Schick-schick-schick-schick-a-schickeria !
Schick-schick-schick-schick-a-schickeria !
Ja mei
wia kommst denn du daher
a weng ausgflippt muaßt scho sei !
Sonst laßt di da gorilla an da Eingangstür net nei !
In da Schickeria !
Schick-schick-schick-schick-a-schickeria !
Schick-schick-schick-schick-a-schickeria !
Ja gestern hamma ghascht doch heiztog schnupft ma Kokain
und morgn sitz ma in Stadlheim aber Hauptsach mir san in !
In da Schickeria ! In da Schickeria !
Jeder moant er is a Star und schnupft wia wuid
daß er was guit ! - In da Schickeria !
Schick-schick-schick-schick-a-schickeria !
Schick-schick-schick-schick-a-schickeria !
Ja in Schwabing gibt's a Kneipn
de muaß ganz wos bsonders sei !
Do laßns soiche Leit wia di und mi erst garnet nei.
In d'Schickeria ! In d'Schickeria !
Jeder spuit an Superstar und sauft Schampus an da Bar
in da Schickeria !
Schick-schick-schick-schick-a-schickeria !