Lyrics to
Brighton Rock

This version of Brighton Rock was released by Queen in 1974.

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Happy little day, Jimmy went away
Met his little Jenny on a public holiday
A happy pair they made, so decorously laid
‘Neath the gay illuminations all along the promenade
“It’s so good to know there’s still a little magic in the air
I’ll weave my spell”

“Jenny will you stay – tarry with me pray
Nothing ‘ere need come between us tell me love, what
do you say”
“Oh no I must away to my Mum in disarray
If my mother should discover how I spent my holiday
It would be of small avail to talk of magic in the air
I’ll say farewell”

O Rock of Ages, do not crumble, love is breathing still
O Lady Moon, shine down a little people magic if you will

Jenny pines away, writes a letter everyday
“We must ever be together, nothing can my love erase”
“Oh no I’m compromised, I must apologize
If my lady should discover how I spent my holidays…”

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About Lyrics and Brighton Rock by Queen

The lyrics for Brighton Rock are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1974 song by Queen. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Brighton Rock have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Brighton Rock - Queen and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Brighton Rock by Queen in multiple ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Brighton Rock" means the words set to the music of Brighton Rock, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Queen. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Brighton Rock and the lyrics to Brighton Rock are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Queen who came here looking just for the lyrics to Brighton Rock, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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