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When we first met I didn't know what to do
When we first met I didn't know what to do  
My old love lines were all worn out on you
And the world walked round my mouth
They lit me up and they snuffed me out


[chorus]
My old love lines were all worn out on you
And I was everybody's boy
But soon that thrill just fades
To be the love of one true heart
Or the Jack of all parades


You won't know who to thank
And the world walked round my mouth
You won't know who to blame
It's just a part of the Murdering Game
'Cos down in the fleshpots
Where they pay you in pounds
They're laughing like drains
And baying like bloodhounds
For the Jack of all parades
The Jack of all parades


Once I knew a girl
They lit me up and they snuffed me out
That looked so much like Judy Garland
That people would stop and give her money
And everybody was Frankie, Jimmy or Bobby
Not the Jack, the Jack of all Parades,
Oh the Jack, the Jack of all Parades,
Oh the Jack, of all Parades.


Now the way that I feel is no longer news
You know my love and how to refuse it
Cause you know where the door is
And how to use it
Oh you know you do


But from my chequered past
[chorus]
To this shattered terrace
Where you can't keep your mind off
the Crimes of Paris
And you can't keep your peace
And try to forget it
And I can't forgive you
For things you haven't done yet


Oh I was anybody's boy
And I was everybody's boy  
But soon that thrill just fades
To be the love of one true heart
Or the Jack of all parades


When we first met I didn't know what to do
But soon that thrill just fades
My old love lines were all worn out on you
 
And the world walked 'round my mouth
To be the love of one true heart
I didn't mean to say it
 
I just blurted it out
Or the Jack of all parades
As you pretended not to notice
 
Or be taken aback
 
And I loved you there and then
You won't know who to thank
It's as simple as that
 
You won't know who to blame
 
It's just a part of the Murdering Game
 
'Cos down in the fleshpots
 
Where they pay you in pounds
 
They're laughing like drains
 
And baying like bloodhounds
 
For the Jack of all parades
 
The Jack of all parades
 
 
Once I knew a girl
 
That looked so much like Judy Garland
 
That people would stop and give her money
 
And everybody was Frankie, Jimmy or Bobby
 
Not the Jack, the Jack of all Parades,
 
Oh the Jack, the Jack of all Parades,
 
Oh the Jack, of all Parades.
 
 
Now the way that I feel is no longer news
 
You know my love and how to refuse it
 
Cause you know where the door is
 
And how to use it
 
Oh you know you do
 
 
But from my chequered past
 
To this shattered terrace
 
Where you can't keep your mind off
 
the Crimes of Paris
 
And you can't keep your peace
 
And try to forget it
 
And I can't forgive you
 
For things you haven't done yet
 
 
Oh I was anybody's boy
 
But soon that thrill just fades
 
To be the love of one true heart
 
Or the Jack of all parades
 
 
When we first met I didn't know what to do  
 
My old love lines were all worn out on you  
 
And the world walked 'round my mouth  
 
I didn't mean to say it  
 
I just blurted it out  
 
As you pretended not to notice  
 
Or be taken aback  
 
And I loved you there and then  
 
It's as simple as that  
 
 
Oh I was everybody's boy
 
But soon that thrill just fades
 
To be the love of one true heart
 
Or the Jack of all parades
 
To be the love of one true heart
 
Or the Jack of all parades


Oh I was everybody's boy
But soon that thrill just fades
To be the love of one true heart
Or the Jack of all parades
To be the love of one true heart
Or the Jack of all parades
Oh the Jack of all parades
Oh the Jack of all parades

Revision as of 21:06, 1 May 2009

When we first met I didn't know what to do

My old love lines were all worn out on you

And the world walked round my mouth

They lit me up and they snuffed me out


[chorus]

And I was everybody's boy

But soon that thrill just fades

To be the love of one true heart

Or the Jack of all parades


You won't know who to thank

You won't know who to blame

It's just a part of the Murdering Game

'Cos down in the fleshpots

Where they pay you in pounds

They're laughing like drains

And baying like bloodhounds

For the Jack of all parades

The Jack of all parades


Once I knew a girl

That looked so much like Judy Garland

That people would stop and give her money

And everybody was Frankie, Jimmy or Bobby

Not the Jack, the Jack of all Parades,

Oh the Jack, the Jack of all Parades,

Oh the Jack, of all Parades.


Now the way that I feel is no longer news

You know my love and how to refuse it

Cause you know where the door is

And how to use it

Oh you know you do


But from my chequered past

To this shattered terrace

Where you can't keep your mind off

the Crimes of Paris

And you can't keep your peace

And try to forget it

And I can't forgive you

For things you haven't done yet


Oh I was anybody's boy

But soon that thrill just fades

To be the love of one true heart

Or the Jack of all parades


When we first met I didn't know what to do

My old love lines were all worn out on you

And the world walked 'round my mouth

I didn't mean to say it

I just blurted it out

As you pretended not to notice

Or be taken aback

And I loved you there and then

It's as simple as that


Oh I was everybody's boy

But soon that thrill just fades

To be the love of one true heart

Or the Jack of all parades

To be the love of one true heart

Or the Jack of all parades

Oh the Jack of all parades