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29 Mar 07 - 06:45 AM (#2010439) Subject: Lyr Req: Hooligans From: Colin B Does anyone have a set of words for a music hall song of the 1890s which contains the lines "oh the hooligans!, oh the hooligans! always on the riot, cannot keep them quiet" The song is quoted by Geoffrey Pearson in his book "hooligan: a history of repsectable fears". He attributes it to the Irsih comedians O'Connor and Brady. |
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29 Mar 07 - 11:51 AM (#2010758) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hooligans From: GUEST,sinky the sweet and tender hooligan,hooligan he swore he would never ever do it again of course he wont,er,not until the next time best anti hooligan song ever written by Morrissey |
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31 Mar 07 - 06:40 PM (#2012899) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hooligans From: Jim Dixon Joan Bimson, of Southport, Merseyside UK, has written a thesis called Hard Wired for Heroes: A Study of Punk Fanzines, Fandom and the Historical Antecedents of the Punk Movement (a pdf document) which explores, among other things, hooliganism, and contains the following quote: "The word [hooligan] was Irish in origin and came from a music hall song of the 1890s performed by comedians O'Connor and Brady, about a fictitious Irish family:
Always in the riot, Cannot keep them quiet, Oh, the Hooligans! Oh, the Hooligans! They are the boys To make a noise In our backyard." |
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31 Mar 07 - 07:59 PM (#2012930) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hooligans From: Peace Artist: Nouvelle Vague Album: Other Song Lyrics Title: Sweet And Tender Hooligan Print Correct He was a sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan And he said that he'd never, never, never, never do it again Not until the next time He was a sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan And he swore that he'd never, never, never, never, never do it again And of course he won't Poor old man He had an accident with a three-bar fire But that's ok Because he wasn't very happy anyway Poor woman Strangled in her very own bed as she read But that's ok 'Cause she was old and she would have died anyway Don't blame The sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan And he said that he'd never, never, never, never do it again Not until the next time Jury, you've heard every word So before you decide Would you look into those mother me eyes Lyrics I love you for you, my love Jury, you've heard every word But before you decide Would you look into those mother me eyes I love you for you my love For you my love Don't blame The sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan 'Cause he said that he'd never, never, never, never do it again He was a sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan Because he'd never, never, never, never do it again Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera Etcetera, etcetera In the midst of life we are in death Etcetera |
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31 Mar 07 - 08:03 PM (#2012932) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Hooligans From: Peace I have NO idea how that hot link ended up in the middle of the above post. However, it links to the site from which I copied the lyrics. |