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Barbarism Begins at Home Lyrics by The Smiths

Complete

1985

[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
[Post-Chorus]
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
[Post-Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
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, la-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da
Oh no, oh no
La-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da
Oh no, no, no
La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
No, no, no
La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
Noo, no, no
La-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da
Oh no, no-no-no
La-da-da-da-da
Oh no, oh no
No! No, no, no
No! No, no, no
La-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da
Oh no, no, no, no
La-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da
Oh no, oh no, woo!
[Instrumental Outro]
Credits
The Smiths

The Smiths

About “Barbarism Begins at Home” by The Smiths

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