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Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools
Belligerent ghouls
Spineless swines, cemented minds
run Manchester schools
spineless swines
cemented minds
Sir leads the troops
Sir leads the troops
Jealous of youth
jealous of youth
Same old suit since 1962
same old suit since 1962
He does the military two-step down the nape of my neck
he does the military two-step
 
down the nape of my neck
I wanna go home
I wanna go home
I don't want to stay
I don't want to stay
Give up education as a bad mistake
give up education
 
as a bad mistake
Mid-week on the playing fields
mid-week on the playing fields
Sir thwacks you on the knees
Sir thwacks you on the knees
Knees you in the groin
knees you in the groin
Elbow in the face
elbow in the face
Bruises bigger than dinner plates
bruises bigger than dinner plates
 
I wanna go home  
I wanna go home  
I don't wanna stay
I don't wanna stay


Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools
Belligerent ghouls
Spineless bastards all
run Manchester schools
spineless bastards all
Sir leads the troops
Sir leads the troops
Jealous of youth
jealous of youth
Same old joke since 1902
same old jokes since 1902
He does the military two-step down the nape of my neck
he does the military two-step
 
down the nape of my neck
I wanna go home
I wanna go home
I don't want to stay
I don't want to stay
Give up life as a bad mistake
give up life
 
as a bad mistake
Please excuse me from gym
please excuse me from gym
I've got this terrible cold coming on
I've got this terrible cold coming on
He grabs and devours
he grabs and devours
He kicks me in the showers
he kicks me in the showers
Kicks me in the showers
kicks me in the showers
And he grabs and devours
and he grabs and devours
 
I want to go home
I want to go home
I don't want to stay  
I don't want to stay  

Revision as of 12:56, 18 September 2021

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THE SMITHS Single
Name The Headmaster Ritual
Release
Total Length 4:52
Writer/composer Morrissey/Marr
Art work Cover star: Viv Nicholson (UK CD)
Publisher Megadisc (Netherlands)
Rough Trade Records (UK)
Sire Records (US)
Format(s) 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD
Single chronology
Barbarism Begins At Home
The Headmaster Ritual
That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore

Information

Track list

7" Vinyl

Netherlands - [Megadisc – MD 5290]

  1. The Headmaster Ritual – 4:52 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. Oscillate Wildly – 2:32 (Morrissey/Marr)

12" Vinyl

Netherlands - [Megadisc – MD 125295]

  1. The Headmaster Ritual – 4:52 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. Nowhere Fast (live in Oxford) – 2:31 (Morrissey/Marr)
  3. Stretch Out And Wait (live in Oxford) – 2:49 (Morrissey/Marr)
  4. Shakespeare's Sister (live in Oxford) – 2:12 (Morrissey/Marr)
  5. Meat Is Murder (live in Oxford) – 5:34 (Morrissey/Marr)

CD

UK - [Rough Trade – RTT 215CD]

  1. The Headmaster Ritual – 4:52 (Morrissey/Marr)
  2. Nowhere Fast (live in Oxford) – 2:31 (Morrissey/Marr)
  3. Stretch Out And Wait (live in Oxford) – 2:49 (Morrissey/Marr)
  4. Meat Is Murder (live in Oxford) – 5:34 (Morrissey/Marr)

Lyrics

Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools spineless swines cemented minds Sir leads the troops jealous of youth same old suit since 1962 he does the military two-step down the nape of my neck I wanna go home I don't want to stay give up education as a bad mistake mid-week on the playing fields Sir thwacks you on the knees knees you in the groin elbow in the face bruises bigger than dinner plates I wanna go home I don't wanna stay

Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools spineless bastards all Sir leads the troops jealous of youth same old jokes since 1902 he does the military two-step down the nape of my neck I wanna go home I don't want to stay give up life as a bad mistake please excuse me from gym I've got this terrible cold coming on he grabs and devours he kicks me in the showers kicks me in the showers and he grabs and devours I want to go home I don't want to stay

Live History

Play count (The Smiths concert): 40

The Smiths live history:

... further results

Play count (Morrissey concert): 20

Morrissey live history:

... further results

Appears On

Cover Versions

Discogs Information

Credits

  • Bass Guitar - Andy Rourke
  • Drums - Mike Joyce
  • Engineer - Stephen Street
  • Guitar - Johnny Marr
  • Layout - Caryn Gough
  • Producer - The Smiths
  • Sleeve - Morrissey
  • Voice - Morrissey
  • Written-By - Johnny Marr
  • Written-By - Morrissey

Notes

This is the version without any misspelling or typos. See The Headmaster Ritual Master Release page for more detailed descriptions of all misprint submissions.

Side A from the LP "Meat Is Murder”. Side B recorded live in Oxford.

Distributed in the Benelux by CBS, Heemstede.

Made in Holland ℗ 1985 ROUGH TRADE/MEGADISC RECORDS & TAPES B.V.

Tracks listed sequentially on the labels (as A1, B2, B3, B4, B5).

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Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

Tracks 2 to 4 recorded live in Oxford, 1985.

Cover star: Viv Nicholson

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Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

℗ 1985

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