Have-A-Go Merchant

Promo cover art

MORRISSEY song
Name	Have-A-Go Merchant
Album/single	Boxers
Length	2:37
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Alain Whyte
Producer	Steve Lillywhite
Release	January 1995
Recorded	October 1994

Information

Photo of the promo sleeve first published in Nick Knight's 1982 book "Skinhead" with the caption "Two from Balham".

Lyrics

Have-a-go when the pubs all close
And have-a-go when they open

Then have-a-go by the traffic light
Cut up or shut up, you're all right
And as always I'm here right behind you
And as always there's time so have another go, oh

A small baby girl cradled in your arms
Your one big contribution we'll never know
We'll never know
We'll never know
We'll never know

Ahh, yeah
Ahh, yeah

Small girl runs crying through the park
So freely her daddy berates her
Right now, so for the rest of her life
She is convinced that her daddy hates her

Oh...
Ha ha, ha ha, ha ha
Oh, oh, ha ha
Oh...
Ha ha, ha ha, ha ha
Oh, oh, ha ha
Oh...
Ha ha, ha ha, ha ha
Oh, oh, ha ha
Oh...
Ha ha, ha ha, ha ha
Oh, oh, ha ha
Oh...
Ha ha, ha ha, ha ha
Oh, oh, ha ha
Oh...
Ha ha, ha ha, ha ha
Oh, oh, ha ha

Live History

Play count (Morrissey concert): 25

Morrissey live history:

• Glasgow, Scotland 1995-02-03 (Morrissey concert)
• Motherwell, Scotland 1995-02-04 (Morrissey concert)
• Edinburgh, Scotland 1995-02-05 (Morrissey concert)
• Sheffield, England 1995-02-07 (Morrissey concert)
• Blackpool, England 1995-02-08 (Morrissey concert)
• Cambridge, England 1995-02-09 (Morrissey concert)
• Birmingham, England 1995-02-11 (Morrissey concert)
• London, England 1995-02-12 (Morrissey concert)
• Portsmouth, England 1995-02-13 (Morrissey concert)
• Hull, England 1995-02-15 (Morrissey concert)

... further results

Appears On

• Vauxhall And I
• Boxers (single)
• World Of Morrissey
• Introducing Morrissey
• The CD Singles '91–95'
• The HMV/Parlophone Singles '88–'95
• This Is Morrissey

Mentioned In

• Nick Knight

Discogs Information

Credits

• Engineer - Danton Supple
• Photography By - Nick Knight
• Producer - Steve Lillywhite
• Written-By - Alain Whyte
• Written-By - Morrissey

Notes

Card sleeve.

Made in the UK.

Images

• Have-A-Go Merchant - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/474944
• Have-A-Go Merchant (Single Promo) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/3906828-Morrissey-Have-A-Go-Merchant

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