Sneaky Boy, Sneaky Boy
Thought you were one of us
One of our gang
Sneaky Boy, Sneaky Boy
The mole in the tunnel
The canary who sang
While we sad chums
Just scratched our bums
Your heels were pacing
While we dropped blues
And took a snooze
Your mind was racing
Sneaky Boy, Sneaky Boy
Sneaky Boy, Sneaky Boy
Your teeth and your t-shirt
Were always too clean
Sneaky Boy, Sneaky Boy
They're writing your name
Down in the latrine, boy
And just who chose
Your rebel clothes
Was it your mummy?
We never knew
The side of you
Behind the dummy
Sneaky Boy, Sneaky Boy
Spleen of Mammon, spleen of Midas
Now you scold us, now you chide us
Mammon lung and Midas liver
Now you sell us down the river
You had your look
Right out the book
Of weekend poses
Now we bankrupt
And self-destruct
You smell of roses
Sneaky Boy, Sneaky Boy
(Richard Thompson) Sneaky Boy, Sneaky Boy Thought you were one of us One of our gang Sneaky Boy, Sneaky Boy The mole in the tunnel The canary who sang While we sad chums Just scratched our bums Your heels were pacing While we dropped blues And took a snooze Your mind was racing Sneaky Boy, Sneaky Boy Sneaky Boy, Sneaky Boy Your teeth and your t-shirt Were always too clean Sneaky Boy, Sneaky Boy They're writing your name Down in the latrine, boy And just who chose Your rebel clothes Was it your mummy? We never knew The side of you Behind the dummy Sneaky Boy, Sneaky Boy Spleen of Mammon, spleen of Midas Now you scold us, now you chide us Mammon lung and Midas liver Now you sell us down the river You had your look Right out the book Of weekend poses Now we bankrupt And self-destruct You smell of roses Sneaky Boy, Sneaky Boy Explain Request ×
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