This Charming Man - John Peel Session 14/09/83

by The Smiths

From the album: Hatful of Hollow

Track 4 of 16 on Hatful of Hollow (1984).

Duration: 02:43

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Lyrics for This Charming Man - John Peel Session 14/09/83

Punctured bicycle On a hillside desolate Will nature make a man of me yet? When in this charming car This charming man Why compromise life's complexity When the leather runs smooth On the passenger seat? I would go out tonight But I haven't got a stitch to wear This man said "it's gruesome That someone so handsome should care" Ah! A jumped-up pantry boy Who never knew his place He said "return the ring" He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things I would go out tonight But I haven't got a stitch to wear This man said "it's gruesome That someone so handsome should care" La, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming man... Oh, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming man... Ah! A jumped-up pantry boy Who never knew his place He said "return the ring" He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things New York version adds: I would go out tonight But I haven't got a stitch to wear I would go out tonight But I haven't got a stitch to wear Oh, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming man... Oh, la-la, la-la, la-la, this charming man... Ah! A jumped-up pantry boy Who never knew his place He said "return the ring" He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things He knows so much about these things

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  2. What Difference Does It Make? - John Peel Session 18/05/83
  3. These Things Take Time - David Jensen Session 26/06/83
  4. This Charming Man - John Peel Session 14/09/83
  5. How Soon Is Now?
  6. Handsome Devil - John Peel Session 18/05/83
  7. Hand in Glove
  8. Still Ill - John Peel Session 14/09/83
  9. Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
  10. This Night Has Opened My Eyes
  11. You've Got Everything Now - David Jensen Session 26/06/83
  12. Accept Yourself - David Jensen Session 25/08/83
  13. Girl Afraid
  14. Back to the Old House - John Peel Session 14/09/83
  15. Reel Around the Fountain - John Peel Session 18/05/83
  16. Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want