Shoplifters Of The World Unite (single)

Cover art

THE SMITHS Single
Name	Shoplifters Of The World Unite
Release
Writer/composer	Morrissey/Marr
Vinyl Etching	ALF RAMSEY'S REVENGE
Publisher	Rough Trade Records (UK) Sire Records (US)
Format(s)	7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD
Chart position	UK #12
Single chronology
Ask ← Shoplifters Of The World Unite → Sheila Take A Bow

Information

An instrumental demo of this song appears on The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals bootleg LP.

Lyrics

Learn to love me Assemble the ways Now, today, tomorrow and always My only weakness is a list of crime My only weakness is well, never mind, never mind
Oh, shoplifters of the world Unite and take over Shoplifters of the world Hand it over Hand it over Hand it over
Learn to love me And assemble the ways Now, today, tomorrow, and always My only weakness is a listed crime But last night the plans of a future war Was all I saw on Channel Four
Shoplifters of the world Unite and take over Shoplifters of the world Hand it over Hand it over Hand it over
A heartless hand on my shoulder A push and it's over Alabaster crashes down (Six months is a long time) Tried living in the real world Instead of a shell But before I began I was bored before I even began
Shoplifters of the world Unite and take over Shoplifters of the world Unite and take over Shoplifters of the world Unite and take over Shoplifters of the world Take over