Lyrics to
The Hospital Song

Released by 10Cc in 1973
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This version of The Hospital Song was released by 10Cc in 1973.

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Nobody sends me birthday cards
Nobody brings me flowers
I’m just here for operations
I’ve been out for hours

When I come to I’ll wet my bed
‘Cos when I get mad I sink so low
As matron knows
I get off on what you give me, darling
I get off on what you give to me
Yeh, I get off on what you give me, darling
I get off on what you give to me

And when I go to that seedy ward
Up in the sky
You’ll be waiting
With a hypodermic needle
And a graph

Here comes the dark
(I’m grateful for my anaesthetic)
Out goes the spark
(Delirious and apathetic)

When I come to
I’ll wet my bed
And when I get well
I’ll take revenge
I’ll wreak my wrath
On all blood donors
And their sisters
Visiting time and flowers
When sister brings that bedpan round
I’ll piss like April showers

I get off on what you give me, darling
I get off on what you give to me
Yeh, I get off on what you give me, darling
I get off on what you give to me

And when I go
I’ll die of plaster casting love


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10Cc has released many songs over the years besides The Hospital Song. 10Cc released songs from 1973 to 1995 spanning across albums like 10cc, Sheet Music, The Original Soundtrack, How Dare You!, Deceptive Bends, Bloody Tourists, Look Hear?, Ten Out Of 10, Windows In The Jungle, ...Meanwhile, and Mirror Mirror. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by 10Cc.

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About Lyrics and The Hospital Song by 10Cc

The lyrics to The Hospital Song are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by 10Cc in 1973. Elements of the lyrics to The Hospital Song are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by 10Cc and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for The Hospital Song back when it was created.

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Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to The Hospital Song by 10Cc in a number of 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 The Hospital Song" means the words set to the music of The Hospital Song, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by 10Cc. 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 The Hospital Song and the lyrics to The Hospital Song are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of 10Cc who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Hospital Song, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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