City Hobgoblins

by The Fall

From the album: Grotesque

Track 12 of 15 on Grotesque (1980).

Duration: 2:21

Grotesque cover art

Lyrics for City Hobgoblins

Spiders know these things Gremlins know these things Tap, tap, tap, tap You think it's the pipes But who turns on the lights? Our city hobgoblins Ubu le Roi is a home hobgoblin And at nights all ready Our city hobgoblins Infest my home at night They are not alright Ten times my age One-tenth my height Our city hobgoblins Buzz of the all-night mill Ah but evil Emigres from old green glades Pretentious eh? Our city hobgoblins They'll get yer So Queen Victoria Is a large black slug in Piccadilly, Manchester Our city hobgoblins And they say We cannot walk the floor at night in peace At night in peace

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