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Barbarism Begins At Home

Released by The Smiths in 1985
From the Album: Meat Is Murder |

This version of Barbarism Begins At Home was released by The Smiths in 1985.

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Unruly boys
who will not grow up
must be taken in hand
Unruly girls
who will not settle down
they must be taken in hand

A crack on the head
is what you get for not asking
and a crack on the head
is what you get for asking


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