What the hell is wrong with me?
I'm not who I want to be
I tried spot cream an' I tried it all I'm crawling up the wall!
What's my name?
I tried to join a ping-pong club, sign on the door said all full up!
I got nicked, fighting in the road an' the judge didn't even know
What's my name?
Dad got pissed so I got clocked
Couldn't hear the Tannoy so he lost the lot
Offers Mum a bribe through the letter box
Drives you fucking mad
What's my name?
Now I'm round the back of your house at night
Peeping in the window - are you sleeping tight?
I laugh at your locks with my celloid strip
An' you won't know who came
What's my name?
3 comments:
I never knew the lyrics to this song, though it is one of my faves by The Clash (along with Janie Jones, Protex Blue and Train In Vain). Now that you have transcribed the lyrics I still dont get it. What the hell is a Tannoy? I often feel that you Brits are playing a joke on us and our shared language is the joy buzzes. ;)
Joy buzzer, sorry.
A Tannoy is a loudspeaker system (it's a manufacturer that has become the generic name for an object, like Hoover, Biro etc). I think it refers to a bookies...
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