Snookeroo

Album: Goodnight Vienna (1974)
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  • By Elton John and Bernie Taupin


    ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!

    I WAS BORN IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND,
    I WAS RAISED IN A WORKING TOWN.
    I BROKE ALL THE RULES WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL,
    BUT THE TEACHER'S COULDN'T PIN ME DOWN.

    I TRIED TO MAKE MY PARENTS PROUD
    BY ADAPTING THE SOCIAL POWERS.
    OH, PIGS WILL FLY AND THE EARTH WILL FRY,
    WHEN THEY GET ME DOING HONEST HOURS.

    SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO, DADDY'S GOING ON THE BOOZE.
    MOTHER USED TO CUT MY HAIR AND SISTER USED TO MAKE THE NEWS.
    WELL, IT WAS TWO ROOMS UP AND TWO ROOMS DOWN,
    WE WERE SENTENCED BY THE WRECKING CRANE.
    OH, I WAS BORN ON THE EVE OF HALLOWEEN
    AND SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO'S MY NAME.

    I NEED SOMEONE TO COOK FOR ME
    AND TURN ME LOSE AT NIGHT.
    I COULD SPEND MY LIFE WITH A FACTORY GIRL,
    'CAUSE A FACTORY GIRL'S MY TYPE.

    I HEAR THEM GOSSIP ON THE STREET,
    MOST OF WHAT THEY SAY IS TRUE.
    OH, DON'T YOU KNOW THAT I HEAR THEM SAY,
    "THERE GOES THAT LAZY, NO GOOD SNOOKEROO."

    SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO, DADDY'S GOING ON THE BOOZE.
    MOTHER USED TO CUT MY HAIR AND SISTER USED TO MAKE THE NEWS.
    WELL, IT WAS TWO ROOMS UP (two rooms up)
    AND TWO ROOMS DOWN, (two rooms down)
    WE WERE SENTENCED BY THE WRECKING CRANE.
    OH, I WAS BORN ON THE EVE OF HALLOWEEN
    AND SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO, (Snookeroo)
    SNOOKEROO'S MY NAME.

    (Oo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo)

    SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO, DADDY'S GOING ON THE BOOZE.
    MOTHER USED TO CUT MY HAIR AND SISTER USED TO MAKE THE NEWS.
    WELL, IT WAS TWO ROOMS UP (two rooms up)
    AND TWO ROOMS DOWN, (two rooms down)
    WE WERE SENTENCED BY THE WRECKING CRANE.
    WELL, I WAS BORN ON THE EVE OF HALLOWEEN
    AND SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO,
    SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO,
    SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO,
    SNOOKEROO'S MY NAME, YEH.



    Writer/s: BERNIE TAUPIN, ELTON JOHN
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Ken from Louisville, KyThe line "two rooms up and two rooms down" is a variation of the British expression "Two up, two down", a description of "council" or public housing. "Sister used to make the News" is a reference to "News Of The World", which was the leading British tabloid scandal sheet.
  • Nikolai from Los Angeles, CaThis song is awesome.
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