This Charming Man lyrics

Song information

Artist: The Smiths
Album: Smiths

Lyrics

A punctured bicycle
On a hillside desolate
Can nature make a man of me yet ?

And in this charming car
This charming man

Why pamper life's complexity
When the leather runs smooth
On the passenger seat ?

I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch to wear
This man said "it's gruesome that someone so handsome should care"

A jumped up pantry boy
Who never knew his place
He said "return the ring"
He knows so much about these things
He knows so much about these things

I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch to wear
This man said "it's gruesome that someone so handsome should care"
Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, this charming man ..
Na, na-na, na-na, na-na, this charming man ..

A jumped up pantry boy
Who never knew his place
He said "return the ring"
He knows so much about these things
He knows so much about these things
He knows so much about these things

New york version adds :

I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch to wear

I would go out tonight
But I haven't got a stitch to wear
Oh, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming man ..
Oh, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming man ..

A jumped up pantry boy
Who never knew his place
He said "return the ring"
He knows so much about these things
He knows so much about these things
He knows so much about these things

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

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