Deer Park Lyrics - Fall

I took a walk down West 11 

I had to wade through 500 European punks 

At an off-license I rubbed up with some oiks* 

Who threw some change on the Asian counter 

And asked polite if they could have two lagers 

A hospital discharge asked me where he could crash 

Have you been to the English Deer Park? 

It's a large type artist ranch 

This is where C Wilson wrote Ritual in the Dark 

Have you been to the English Deer Park? 

Spare a thought for the sleeping promo dept. 

They haven't had an idea in two years 

Dollars and deutchmarks keep the company on its feet 

Say have you ever have a chance to meet 

Fat Captain Beefheart imitators with zits? 

Who is the King Shag Corpse? 

Have you been to the English Deer Park? 

It's a large type minstrel ranch 

This is where C Wilson wrote Ritual in the Dark 

Have you been to the English Deer Park? 

The young blackies get screwed up the worst 

They've gone over to the Hampstead house suss 

An English system they implicitly trust 

See the A&R civil servants 

They get a sex thrill out of a sixteenth of Moroccan 

They get a sex thrill out of a sixteenth of Moroccan 

Have you been to the English Deer Park? 

It's a large type artist ranch 

This is where C Wilson wrote Ritual in the Dark 

Have you been to the English Deer Park? 

Yes the traffic hasn't changed that much 

There's still a subculture I feel adrift of 

Yes the traffic hasn't changed that much 

There's still a subculture I feel adrift of 

Have you been to the English Deer Park? 

It's a large type minstrel ranch 

This is where C Wilson wrote Ritual in the Dark 

Have you been to the English Deer Park? 

Have you been to the English Deer Park? 

It's a large type minstrel ranch 

This is where loads of punks congregate in the dark 

Have you been to the English Deer Park? 

Have you been to the English Deer Park? 

It's a large type minstrel ranch 

This is where C Wilson wrote Ritual in the Dark 

Have you been to the English Deer Park? 

Hey tourist it wasn't quite like what you thought 

Hey Manchester group what wasn't what you thought 

Hey Scottish group that wasn't quite like what you thought 

Hey Manchester group that wasn't what you thought 

Hey Scottish group that wasn't quite like what you thought 

Quite like what you thought 

Hey Midlands, scooped yer, how d'you ever get the job? 

Hey Manchester group from it wasn't quite like what you thought 

Quite like what you thought 

Guess what 

Guess guess guess... 

Guess what 

[* An 'oik' is an English public school term for a uncultured/uneducated 

youth. Not used much since the 50's, but it crops up in a lot of 

books. --Ed.]