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Rusholme Ruffians

This version of Rusholme Ruffians was released by The Smiths in 1985.

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The last night of the fair
by the big wheel generator
a boy is stabbed
and his money is grabbed
and the air hangs heavy like a dulling wine
she is Famous
she is Funny
an engagement ring
doesn’t mean a thing
to a mind consumed by brass (money)
and though I walk home alone
my faith in love is still devout
the last night of the fair
from a seat on a whirling waltzer
her skirt ascends for a watching eye
it’s a hideous trait (on her mother’s side)
and though I walk home alone
my faith in love is still devout
then someone falls in love
and someone’s beaten up
someone’s beaten up
and the senses being dulled are mine
and though I walk home alone
my faith in love is still devout
this is the last night of the fair
and the grease in the hair
of a speedway operator
is all a tremulous heart requires
a schoolgirl is denied
she said: “How quickly would I die
if I jumped from the top of the parachutes?”
this is the last night of the fair
and the grease in the hair
of a speedway operator
is all a tremulous heart requires
a schoolgirl is denied
she said: “How quickly would I die
if I jumped from the top of the parachutes?”
scratch my name on your arm with a fountain pen
(this means you really love me)
and though I walk home alone
my faith in love is still devout

The Smiths has released many songs over the years besides Rusholme Ruffians. The Smiths released songs from 1984 to 1987 spanning across albums like Hatful Of Hollow, The Smiths, Meat Is Murder, The Queen Is Dead, Strangeways, Here We Come, The World Won't Listen, and Louder Than Bombs. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by The Smiths.

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