The Headmaster Ritual Lyrics - Vol. 2 - Best Of The Smiths - The Smiths

Belligerent ghouls 

Run Manchester schools 

Spineless swines 

Cemented minds 

Sir leads the troops 

Jealous of youth 

Same old suit since nineteen sixty two 

He does the military two-step down 

The nape of my neck 

I want to go home 

I don't want to stay 

Give up education 

As a bad mistake 

Mid-week on the playing fields 

Sir thwacks you on the knees 

Knees you in the groin 

Elbow in the face 

Bruises bigger than dinner plates 

I want to go home 

I don't want to stay 

Da-da-da 

Da-da-da 

Da-da-da 

Da-da-da 

Da-da-da 

Da-da-da 

Da-da-da 

Da-da-da 

Da-da-da 

Da-da-da 

Belligerent ghouls 

Run Manchester schools 

Spineless bastards all 

Sir leads the troops 

Jealous of youth 

Same old jokes since nineteen- oh- two 

He does the military two-step down 

The nape of my neck 

I want to go home 

I don't want to stay 

Give up life 

As a bad mistake 

Please excuse me from gym 

I've got this terrible cold coming on 

He grabs and devours 

He kicks me in the showers 

Kicks me in the showers 

And he grabs and devours 

I want to go home 

I don't want to stay