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The Housemartins
Bow Down
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Bow Down was released on September 1, 1987 by Rhino/Elektra as a part of the album The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Housemartins
The Housemartins
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul Heaton
Paul Heaton
Composer
Ian Peter Cullimore
Ian Peter Cullimore
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Housemartins
The Housemartins
Producer
John Williams
John Williams
Producer

Lyrics

Mother, Father, I think that I would rather
Stay at home with you for another year
That building's so tall and it makes me feel so small
That I might get lost and simply disappear
Evil smiles won't change my mind
I'm worried and I'm not the worrying kind
Why's that man rubbing his hands
Looking at me, writing down his plans?
Today I have been molding plasticine
And I made a little man who looked just like me
His limbs were so weak
And he couldn't move his mouth to speak
And I could bent him into any shape I wanted him to be
Evil smiles won't change my mind
I'm worried and I'm not a the worrying kind
Why's that man rubbing his hands
Looking at me, writing down his plans?
Those kids with the blazers on
They went in with names on their elbows
Came home with medals on
Spit it out that's way the story goes
A flying start for the briefcase crew
Oh, you didn't have to teach me like you did
But you did
Oh, you didn't have to beat me like you did
But you did, but you did, but you did
But you did, but you did
You did
You did
You did
You did
Written by: Ian Peter Cullimore, Paul Heaton

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