Hideous Towns

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Don't ask me why, don't ask me why I joined the army, The Salvation Army, but it didn't help Don't ask me why, don't ask me why I joined the army, but it drove me barmy and it didn't help [Chorus] Hideous towns make me throw up [Verse 2] Don't ask me why, don't ask me why I went into service with The Civil Service, but it didn't help Don't ask me why, don't ask me why I went into service, but it made me nervous and it didn't help [Chorus] Ooh, hideous towns made me throw up [Post-Chorus] And sticks and stones may break my bones But words will just finish me off, yeah, near enough [Bridge] Oh, oh, my hopeless youth, it's so uncouth And, oh, I'd like to be in history I said, oh, in my hopeless youth, just so uncouth So there you go and now you know But just please don't [Verse 3] Don't ask me why, don't ask me why I went to the circus, Piccadilly Circus, it was very strange Don't ask me why 'cause I don't know why Never one to roam, I took the first bus home and I haven't changed [Chorus] Ooh, hideous towns made me throw up [Post-Chorus] And I know sticks and stones may break my bones But words will just finish me off, yeah, near enough [Outro] Yes, they do Said, oh, my hopeless youth, it's so uncouth Said, oh, and I'd like to be in history Said, oh, in my hopeless youth, it's just so uncouth So there you go And now you know But just please don't Please, please, please Said, oh, yeah, my hopeless youth, just so damn Oh, oh, yeah, my hopeless youth is really very young Just really very young