Snookeroo

One, two, three, four I was born in the north of England I was raised in a working town I broke all the rules when I went to school But the teachers couldn't pin me down I tried to make my parents proud By adapting to the social powers Oh, pigs will fly and the earth will fry When they get me doing honest hours Snookeroo, Snookeroo Daddy's going on the booze Mother used to cut my hair And sister used to make the news Well, it was two rooms up and two rooms down We were sentenced by the wrecking crane Oh, I was born on the eve of Halloween And Snookeroo, Snookeroo Snookeroo's my name I need someone to cook for me And turn me loose at night I could spend my life with a factory girl 'Cause a factory girl's my type I hear them gossip on the street Most of what they say is true Oh, don't you know that I hear them say "There goes that lazy, no-good Snookeroo" Snookeroo, Snookeroo Daddy's going on the booze Mother used to cut my hair And sister used to make the news Well, it was two rooms up, and two rooms down We were sentenced by the wrecking crane Oh, I was born on the eve of Halloween And Snookeroo, Snookeroo Snookeroo's my name (Snookeroo) Snookeroo, Snookeroo Daddy's going on the booze Mother used to cut my hair And sister used to make the news Well, it was two rooms up, and two rooms down We were sentenced by the wrecking crane Well I was born on the eve of Halloween and Snookeroo, Snookeroo Snookeroo, Snookeroo Snookeroo, Snookeroo Snookeroo's my name, yeah