The Smiths - Frankly, Mr. Shankly - Demo Lyrics

Lyrics Frankly, Mr. Shankly - Demo - The Smiths



Frankly, Mr. Shankly, this position I've held
It pays my way and it corrodes my soul
I want to leave, you will not miss me
I want to go down in musical history
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, I'm a sickening wreck
I've got the 21st Century breathing down my neck
I must move fast, you understand me
I want to go down in celluloid history
Mr. Shankly
Fame, fame, fatal fame
It can play hideous tricks on the brain
But still I'd rather be famous
Than righteous or holy, any day, any day, any day
But sometimes I'd feel more fulfilled
Making Christmas cards with the mentally ill
I want to live, I want to love
I want to catch something that I might be ashamed of
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, this position I've held
It pays my way and it corrodes my soul
Oh, I didn't realise that you wrote poetry
I didn't realise you wrote such bloody awful poetry
Mr. Shankly
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, since you ask
You are a flatulent pain in the arse
I do not mean to be so rude
Still I must speak frankly, Mr. Shankly
Oh, give us the money



Writer(s): Steven Patrick Morrissey, Johnny Marr


The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (Deluxe Edition)
Album The Queen Is Dead (Deluxe Edition)
date of release
20-10-2017

1 The Queen Is Dead - 2017 Master
2 Frankly, Mr. Shankly - 2017 Master
3 I Know It's Over - 2017 Master
4 Never Had No One Ever - 2017 Master
5 Cemetry Gates - 2017 Master
6 Bigmouth Strikes Again - 2017 Master
7 The Boy with the Thorn in His Side - 2017 Master
8 Vicar in a Tutu - 2017 Master
9 There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - 2017 Master
10 Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others - 2017 Master
11 The Queen Is Dead - Full Version
12 Frankly, Mr. Shankly - Demo
13 I Know It's Over - Demo
14 Never Had No One Ever - Demo
15 Cemetry Gates - Demo
16 Bigmouth Strikes Again - Demo
17 Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others - Demo
18 The Boy with the Thorn in His Side - Demo Mix
19 There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - Take 1
20 Rubber Ring - 2017 Master
21 Asleep - Single B-Side; 2017 Master
22 Money Changes Everything - 2017 Master
23 Unloveable - 2017 Master
24 How Soon Is Now? - Live in Boston
25 Hand in Glove - Live in Boston
26 I Want the One I Can't Have - Live in Boston
27 Never Had No One Ever - Live in Boston
28 Stretch out and Wait - Live in Boston
29 The Boy with the Thorn in His Side - Live in Boston
30 Cemetry Gates - Live in Boston
31 Is It Really so Strange? - Live in Boston
32 There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - Live in Boston
33 That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore - Live in Boston
34 The Queen Is Dead - Live in Boston
35 I Know It's Over - Live in Boston




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