Hideous Towns

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 Hideous towns make me throw up 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 Ooh, hideous towns made me throw up And sticks and stones may break my bones But words will just finish me off Yeah, near enough 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 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, cos I don't know why Never one to roam, I took the first bus home And I haven't changed Ooh, hideous towns made me throw up And I know sticks and stones may break my bones But words will just finish me off Yeah, near enough 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