Craig writes in with this fine contribution:
Here’s my occasional (thankfully) contribution to the site, a tribute of sorts to the late Mark E.Smith.
Smithy wrote Hey Student many moons ago, and a former band member (no.55) gave me this exclusive peek into a version the Mad Manc wrote in response to the usual shenanigans over at some other team in Glasgow.
I’ve included the original lyrics too.
Hey Student
The Fall
When I’m walking down Argyll Street,
It’s always you I seem to meet,
Long hair down and tattoos on your feet.
And write your letters to the Evening Times
I clench my fist and sing this tune:
I said Hey sevconian, hey sevconian, hey sevconian,
You’re gonna get it through the heid,
I said Hey sevconian, hey sevconian, hey sevconian,
You’re gonna get it through the head, that they’re deid…
When walking to the ground,
It’s always you I seem to meet
Nits in your hair, looking for a pound
As you serve us in Burger King
I clench my hand before I flip my lid.
When walking down the street,
It’s always you I seem to meet,
Long hair down and pigeon poo on your feet.
As you listen to the Billy Boys in your room.
I’m thinking like that when I sing this song:
I said I woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma
Woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
Woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
When walking down the street,
It’s always you I seem to meet,
Long hair down and warts on your feet.
As you stare in your room at Filip Sebo’s face
Down long long long long days
I said I woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma
Woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
Woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
The dead brains of class A-D
Born to live in Linwood and Larkhall
Twin swastikas, court, sectarian songbook
I’m thinking like this when I sing this tune:
I said I woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma
Woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
Woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
When I’m walking down the street,
It’s always you I seem to meet,
Long hair down and sneakers on your feet.
And write your letters to the Evening News
I clench my fist and sing this tune:
I said Hey student, hey student, hey student,
You’re gonna get it through the head,
I said Hey student, hey student, hey student,
You’re gonna get it through the head, I said…
When walking to work,
It’s always you I seem to meet
Henna in your hair, standing in the heat
As you serve us in [motor bows] a book kid
I clench my hand before I flip my lid.
When walking down the street,
It’s always you I seem to meet,
Long hair down and sneakers on your feet.
As you listen to Pearl Jam in your room.
I’m thinking like that when I sing this song:
I said I woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma
Woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
Woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
When walking down the street,
It’s always you I seem to meet,
Long hair down and sneakers on your feet.
As you stare in your room at Shaun Ryder’s face
Down long long long long days
I said I woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma
Woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
Woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
The dead brains of class A-D
Born to live in Leigh-on-Sea
Twin swastikas, court, swimming pool
I’m thinking like this when I sing this tune:
I said I woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma
Woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
Woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
Hey Sevconian – It’s The New Thing. 🙂 RIP Renegade.
It scans better than
Haw,ya hun bastard!
Didn’t Mark E Smith write ‘Lucifer over Lanarkshire’, re the Sevconians’ predecessors?
Mark E. “ If it’s me and your granny on bongo’s…it’s The Fall”
When asked to appear on Jools Holland ‘ Okay, as long as you keep that prick on the piano away from us”
Mark E Smith RIP. The Fall were a unique but, at the same time, a highly influential band which survived for 4 decades and their particular brand of indie music will live on for several decades more. Great lyrics too – a band like no other.
Being pedantic I think he referred derisively, and no doubt with a sheer, to his ‘boogie-woogie’ piano.
sneer rather than sheer.
Yep he did.
Seeing as you are here John, did last night make you feel a little better re direction we’re heading in ?
Did me.
Two really poor refs in a row now…you think they are upping their game now their team is ” resurgent” ?
I’m still in the “Oh fuck, he’s gone phase”. I love the idea of a M.E.S. C.S.C. though he wasn’t a Tim. Frankly he didn’t give a fuck about Scottish football.
Pity. ‘Mon the hoops
I hope NFL has his lawyers look at the story being run with his name in the headline in today’s Guardian. A new low from an already shitty paper.