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MORRISSEY song
Name	A Swallow On My Neck
Album/single	Sunny
Length	2:50
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Alain Whyte
Producer	Steve Lillywhite
Release	December 1995
Recorded	March 1994

Information

Lyrics

I have been smashed again
With the men from the old
Valhalla road crematorium
Boring them with the same old patter

I am a simple man
Not much to gain or lose
And I don't know why
I held out so long for me and you

Until he drew a swallow on my neck
And more I will not say
He drew a swallow deep and blue
And soon, everyone knew

Then I was wrecked again
With the men full of bluff and ardour
From a well-known funeral parlor

I am a simple man
Not much to gain or lose
Older, wiser
Never applies to me

And so he drew a swallow on my neck
And more I will not say
He drew a swallow deep and blue
And soon, everyone knew

You have been telling me
That I have been acting childish
Foolish, ghoulish and childish
Oh, I know, I know, I know
I know, I know
But I don't mind
I don't mind
I don't mind
I don't mind

Live History

Play count (Morrissey concert): 36

Morrissey live history:

... further results

Appears On

Mentioned In

West Ham United F.C.

Related Forum Threads

Morrissey A-Z: "(A) Swallow on My Neck" - Morrissey-solo (Sep 06, 2021)

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 ==Information==
 == Lyrics ==
+<poem>
+I have been smashed again
+With the men from the old
+Valhalla road crematorium
+Boring them with the same old patter
+I am a simple man
+Not much to gain or lose
+And I don't know why
+I held out so long for me and you
+Until he drew a swallow on my neck
+And more I will not say
+He drew a swallow deep and blue
+And soon, everyone knew
+Then I was wrecked again
+With the men full of bluff and ardour
+From a well-known funeral parlor
-{{lyrics
+I am a simple man
-|
+Not much to gain or lose
-}}
+Older, wiser
+Never applies to me
-==Personnel==
+And so he drew a swallow on my neck
+And more I will not say
+He drew a swallow deep and blue
+And soon, everyone knew
-* [[Morrissey]] - Vocals <br>
+You have been telling me
-* [[Stephen Street]] - Bass guitar, guitars<br>
+That I have been acting childish
-* [[Vini Reilly]] - Guitars, keyboard<br>
+Foolish, ghoulish and childish
-* [[Andrew Paresi]] - Drums<br>
+Oh, I know, I know, I know
-* John Metcalfe - Viola<br>
+I know, I know
-* Fenella Barton - Violin<br>
+But I don't mind
-* Mark Davies - Cello<br>
+I don't mind
-* Richard Koster - Violin<br>
+I don't mind
-* Robert Wollard - Cello<br>
+I don't mind
-* Rachel Maguire - Cello<br>
+</poem>
-* Producer - Stephen Street<br>
-* Assistant Engineer - Steve Williams<br>
-* Art co-ordination - [[Jo Slee]]<br>
-* Layout - Caryn Gough<br>
-* Photography - [[Anton Corbijn]]<br>
-* Photography - Steve Wright<br>
-==Live History==
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+|RelatedForumThreads=148604
+}}
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