Barbarism Begins at Home (Single Edit)
The Smiths
Track 10 on The Sound of The Smiths (Deluxe)
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Barbarism Begins at Home (Single Edit) Lyrics
[Verse]
Unruly boys who will not grow up
Must be taken in hand
Unruly girls who will not settle down
They must be taken in hand
[Chorus]
A crack on the head
Is what you get for not asking
And a crack on the head
Is what you get for asking
[Bridge]
Woo! Woo!
Woo! Woo!
[Verse]
Unruly boys who will not grow up
Must be taken in hand
Unruly girls who will not settle down
They must be taken in hand
[Chorus]
A crack on the head
Is what you get for not asking
And a crack on the head
Is what you get for asking
Unruly boys who will not grow up
Must be taken in hand
Unruly girls who will not settle down
They must be taken in hand
[Chorus]
A crack on the head
Is what you get for not asking
And a crack on the head
Is what you get for asking
[Bridge]
Woo! Woo!
Woo! Woo!
[Verse]
Unruly boys who will not grow up
Must be taken in hand
Unruly girls who will not settle down
They must be taken in hand
[Chorus]
A crack on the head
Is what you get for not asking
And a crack on the head
Is what you get for asking
[Bridge]
Woo! Woo!
Woo! Woo!
[Chorus]
No, a crack on the head
Is what you get for not asking
And a crack on the head
Is what you get for asking
A crack on the head is just what you get
Why? Because of who you are
And a crack on the head is just what you get
Why? Because of what you are
A crack on the head
Because of the things you said
Things you said
The things you did
[Outro]
Unruly boys who will not grow
Must be taken in hand
Unruly girls who will not grow
They must be taken in hand
La-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da
Oh no, no, no
La-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da
Oh no, no, no, no
No, no!
No, no, no
No!
No, no
Woo! Woo!
Woo! Woo!
[Chorus]
No, a crack on the head
Is what you get for not asking
And a crack on the head
Is what you get for asking
A crack on the head is just what you get
Why? Because of who you are
And a crack on the head is just what you get
Why? Because of what you are
A crack on the head
Because of the things you said
Things you said
The things you did
[Outro]
Unruly boys who will not grow
Must be taken in hand
Unruly girls who will not grow
They must be taken in hand
La-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da
Oh no, no, no
La-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da
Oh no, no, no, no
No, no!
No, no, no
No!
No, no
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Piano
Drums
Bass
Guitar
Vocals
Release Date
1985
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