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What a week for fans of The Smiths, eh ? A TV documentary about Morrissey, and Captain Sensible re-invents himself as "Bigmouth".

So, what are your favourite lyrics from The Smiths songbook ? Difficult one, but here goes ......

1. ASK

Spending warm summer days indoors

writing frightening verse

to a buck-toothed girl in Luxembourg

2. THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT

And if a double-decker bus

crashes in to us

to die by your side

such a heavenly way to die

and if a ten ton truck

kills the both of us

to die by your side

the pleasure and the privilege is mine

3. SOME GIRLS ARE BIGGER THAN OTHERS

As Anthony said to Cleopatra

as he opened a crate of ale:

some girls are bigger than others

some girls are bigger than others

some girls mothers are bigger than

other girls mothers

4. PANIC

Hang the blessed D.J.

Because the music that they constantly play

IT SAYS NOTHING TO ME ABOUT MY LIFE

Hang the blessed D.J.

5. REEL AROUND THE FOUNTAIN

Fifteen minutes with you

oh I wouldn't say no

people see no worth in you

oh but I do

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1. The Queen is Dead

I said Charles, don't you ever crave

To appear on the front of the Daily Mail

Dressed in your Mother's bridal veil ?

2. Meat is Murder

And the flesh you so fancifully fry

Is not succulent, tasty or kind

It's death for no reason

And death for no reason is MURDER

3. Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now

In my life

Why do I smile

At people who I'd much rather kick in the eye ?

4. Girlfriend in a Coma

Girlfriend in a coma, I know

I know - it's really serious

There were times when I could

Have murdered her

But you know, I would hate

Anything to happen to her

5. Shoplifters of the World Unite

My only weakness is a listed crime

But last night the plans of a future war

Was all I saw on Channel Four

Shoplifters of the world

Unite and take over

Shoplifters of the world

Hand it over

Hand it over

Hand it over

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Guest The 3rd Ugliest Man on Earth

There's quite a strange version of the great man performing ' Drive in Saturday' kicking about on Grockster at present...............

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What a week for fans of The Smiths, eh ? A TV documentary about Morrissey, and Captain Sensible re-invents himself as "Bigmouth".

How can you stay with a fat girl who'll say :

"Oh ! Would you like to marry me ?

"And if you like you can buy the ring"

When's this documentary on then?

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Vicar in a Tutu

I was minding my business

Lifting some lead off

The roof of the Holy Name church

It was worthwhile living a laughable life

To set my eyes on the blistering sight

Of a vicar in a tutu

He's not strange

He just wants to live his life this way

Bigmouth Strikes Again

Sweetness, sweetness I was only joking

When I said I'd like to smash every tooth

In your head

Oh ... sweetness, sweetness, I was only joking

When I said by rights you should be

Bludgeoned in your bed

Ouija Board, Ouija Board

The table is rumbling

The glass is moving

"No, I was NOT pushing that time" :

P.U.S.H.O. double F.

You're the one for me Fatty

You're the One for me, fatty

You're the One I really, really love

And I will stay

Promise you'll say

If I'm ever in your way

A-hey

November Spawned a Monster

Poor twisted child

So ugly, so ugly

Poor twisted child

Oh hug me, oh hug me

One November

Spawned a monster

In the shape of this child

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Can't believe no one has mentioned this one:

How Soon is Now:

I am the son and the heir of a shyness that is criminally vulgar

I am the son and heir of nothing in particular

You shut your mouth, how can you say, I go about things the wrong way

I am human and I need to be loved, just like everybody else does

There's a club if you'd like to go, you could meet somebody who really loves you

so you go, and you stand on your own and you leave on your own

and you go home, and you cry and you want to die

When you say it's gonna happen now, well, when exactly do you mean?

see I've already waited too long and all my hope is gone.

Also from Reel Around the Fountain:

slap me on the patio, I'll take it now +

I dreamt about you last night, and I fell out of bed twice

you can pin and mount me like a butterfly

But "take me to the haven of your bed" was something that you never said

two lumps, please you're the bee's knees but so am I

From Handsome Devil: (aka titter ye not)

Let me get my hands on your mammary glands

and let me get your head on the conjugal bed

I say, I say, I say

I crack the whip and you skip but you deserve it

you deserve it, deserve it, deserve it

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Sweet and Tender Hooligan

Poor Old Man

He had an accident with a three bar fire

But thats OK

Because he wasn't very happy anyway

Poor Woman

Strangled in her very own bed as she read

But that's OK

Because she was old and she would have died anyway.

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable now

What she asked of me at the end of the day

Caligula would have blushed.

And one for all Saints fans.

Unloveable

I wear black on the outside

'Cause black is how I feel on the inside. :rolleyes:

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I heard someone singing the line "Driving in your car I never ever want to go home because I haven't got one" and ended up chewing the f**king carpet laughing so hard at such an unmitigated pile of bollocks. Then I found out it was a Smiths song and it somehow didn't surprise me.

The Smiths were fffffaaaaaaaaacccckkkinnnnnn ssshhhhheeeeeeeiiiiiiiittttttAAAHHH!!! :lol::headbang

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Oh and

"There is trouble in the forest,

And the creatures all have fled,

As the maples scream "Oppression!"

And the oaks just shake their heads"

is a work of such prosaic genuis isn't it?

Erm, no it's " fffffaaaaaaaaacccckkkinnnnnn ssshhhhheeeeeeeiiiiiiiittttttAAAHHH!!!" :P

Agreed Tom, that is without a shadow of a doubt the daftest lyric ever written - and I'm a tree hugger. :blink:

RUSH = w**k :boxing

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I like both the Smiths and Rush. I also like the Cockney Rejects, so who gives a f**k about lyrics?

Hear that cry throughout the streets, we know just what it means

And even to the ignorant, it ‘aignt what it seems

Through every city backstreets, the kids from all around

They all come to join the fun, cause they know the sound

They all try to ignore us, but we wont let 'em win

The w****rs try to put us down, but we will smash them in

Cause we all say, that they're full of shit

And we're running down the backstreets

Oi! Oi! Oi!

And we're running unafraid

Oi! Oi! Oi!

Cause we all know that's the sound of the streets

And we're running down the backstreets

Oi! Oi! Oi!

Got our martins on our feet

Oi! Oi! Oi!

And you're all running down the backstreets with me

The kids they come from everywhere, the east end’s all around

Cause they all know what it means, when they hear the sound

You know what to do, when you hear the call

Put your boots and harrington, kick down that f**king wall

You can listen to politicians, they'll lead you astray

You're gonna see the light and your gonna see the way

And we all know that there's nothing like us

And we're running down the backstreets

Oi! Oi! Oi!

And we're never giving in

Oi! Oi! Oi!

Cause we all know that we're gonna f**king win

And we're running down the backstreets

Oi! Oi! Oi!

And we're here to stay

Oi! Oi! Oi!

And we all know that the firm are on they're way

They all try to ignore us, but we wont let 'em win

The w****rs try to put us down, but we will smash them in

Cause we all say, that they're full of shit

And we're running down the backstreets

Oi! Oi! Oi!

And we're running unafraid

Oi! Oi! Oi!

Cause we all know that that's the sound of the streets

And we're running down the backstreets

Oi! Oi! Oi!

Got our martins on our feet

Oi! Oi! Oi!

And you're all running down the backstreet with me,

With me.

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I like both the Smiths and Rush. I also like the Cockney Rejects, so who gives a f**k about lyrics?

Hear that cry throughout the streets, we know just what it means

And even to the ignorant, it ‘aignt what it seems

Through every city backstreets, the kids from all around

They all come to join the fun, cause they know the sound

They all try to ignore us, but we wont let 'em win

The w****rs try to put us down, but we will smash them in

Cause we all say, that they're full of shit

And we're running down the backstreets

Oi! Oi! Oi!

And we're running unafraid

Oi! Oi! Oi!

Cause we all know that's the sound of the streets

And we're running down the backstreets

Oi! Oi! Oi!

Got our martins on our feet

Oi! Oi! Oi!

And you're all running down the backstreets with me

The kids they come from everywhere, the east end’s all around

Cause they all know what it means, when they hear the sound

You know what to do, when you hear the call

Put your boots and harrington, kick down that f**king wall

You can listen to politicians, they'll lead you astray

You're gonna see the light and your gonna see the way

And we all know that there's nothing like us

And we're running down the backstreets

Oi! Oi! Oi!

And we're never giving in

Oi! Oi! Oi!

Cause we all know that we're gonna f**king win

And we're running down the backstreets

Oi! Oi! Oi!

And we're here to stay

Oi! Oi! Oi!

And we all know that the firm are on they're way

They all try to ignore us, but we wont let 'em win

The w****rs try to put us down, but we will smash them in

Cause we all say, that they're full of shit

And we're running down the backstreets

Oi! Oi! Oi!

And we're running unafraid

Oi! Oi! Oi!

Cause we all know that that's the sound of the streets

And we're running down the backstreets

Oi! Oi! Oi!

Got our martins on our feet

Oi! Oi! Oi!

And you're all running down the backstreet with me,

With me.

Been having a wee drink tonight have we.

I couldn't stand The Smiths probably the worst band I've seen.

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The Smiths were so unbelievably minging' and anyone who says otherwise is wrong.

Morrisey needs to catch a good dose of Herpes. And STAY AWAY!

How come Vinnie was your lodger for so long? He is the b*****d SON OF MORRISSEY................

Or is that why you hate the Smiths, Shed 7 Boy?

It is a fact that the afore mentioned Vinnie has seen Shed 7 more recently than your good self (in their own manor of York) so you are now an under the thumb washoooooooooooooot ,who is truely Chasing Rainbows...........

:double:double:double

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