Baggy Trousers lyrics by Madness
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Baggy Trousers - Madness
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INTRO . . .
Naugh-ty boys in nas-ty schools,
Head-mas-ter's break-ing all the rules
Hav-ing fun and play-ing fools,
smash-ing up the wood-work tools
All the teach-ers in the pub,
pas-sing round the rea-dy rub
Try-ing not to think of when the
lunch-time bell will ring a-gain
Oh what fun we had,
but did it real-ly turn out bad
All I learnt at school was
how to bend not break the rules
Oh what fun we had,
but at the time it seemed so bad
Try-ing dif-f'rent ways,
to make a dif-f'rence to...
The head-mas-ter's had e-nough to-day,
all the kids have gone a-way
Gone to fight with next door's school,
Ev-'ry term that is the rule
Sits a-lone and bends his cane,
same old back-sides a-gain
All the small ones tell tall tales,
walk-ing home and squash-ing snails
Oh what fun we had,
but did it real-ly turn out bad
All I learnt at school was
how to bend not break the rules
Oh what fun we had,
but at the time it seemed so bad
Try-ing dif-f'rent ways,
to make a dif-f'rence to the days
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK
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Lots of girls and lots of boys,
lots of smells and lots of noise
Play-ing foot-ball in the park,
kick-ing push-bikes af-ter dark
Bag-gy trou-sers, dir-ty shirt,
pul-ling hair and eat-ing dirt
Teach-er comes to break it up
Back of the head with a plas-tic cup
Oh what fun we had,
but did it real-ly turn out bad
All I learnt at school was
how to bend not break the rules
Oh what fun we had,
but at the time it seemed so bad
Try-ing dif-f'rent ways,
to make a dif-f'rence to the days
Bag-gy trou-sers, bag-gy trou-sers,
bag-gy trou-sers
Bag-gy trou-sers, bag-gy trou-sers,
bag-gy trou-sers
Bag-gy trou-sers, bag-gy trou-sers,
bag-gy trou-sers
Bag-gy trou-sers, bag-gy trou-sers,
bag-gy trou-sers
Bag-gy trou-sers, bag-gy trou-sers,
bag-gy trou-sers
