Work Is A Four-Letter Word
| THE SMITHS song | |
|---|---|
| Name | Work Is A Four-Letter Word |
| Album/single | Girlfriend In A Coma |
| Length | 2:45 (Single version) 2:09 (Single edit) |
| Writer/composer | Don Black / Guy Woolfenden |
| Producer | Grant Showbiz Mixed by Stephen Street |
| Release | August 1987 |
| Recorded | May 1987 |
Information
This is a cover of a Cilla Black song which was the theme song for the 1968 film: Work Is A Four-Letter Word (film)
Morrissey omits the first 3 lines of the song's lyrics and makes changes throughout.
Lyrics
There are girls that some men will slave for
To provide the things that they pay for
Why do you think work is a four-letter word
Loving you is driving me crazy
People say that you were born lazy
'Cause you think that work is a four-letter word
Don't waste your life
There is so much I know you can do
Let me see you wide awake
And take on the world that is waiting for you
If you cry I'll be right behind you
And my love will help to remind you
To forget that work is a four letter word
I don't want a house that's a show place
I just feel that we're getting no place
While you say that work is a four-letter word
Don't waste your life
There is so much I know you can do
Let me see you wide awake
And take on the world that is waiting for you
If you cry I'll be right behind you
And my love will help to remind you
To forget that work is a four letter word
I don't want a house that's a show place
I just feel that we're getting no place
While you say that work is a four-letter word
Four-letter word!
Live History
Play count (The Smiths concert): 0
Play count (Morrissey concert): 0
Appears On
- Girlfriend In A Coma (single)
- Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (single)
- Sweet And Tender Hooligan (single)
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