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Cover art

THE SMITHS Song
Name	Frankly, Mr. Shankly
Album/Single	The Queen Is Dead
Length	2:17
Recorded	Winter 1985
Writer	Morrissey/Marr
Producer	Morrissey Johnny Marr

Information

A Stephen Street produced version of this song with trumpet appears on The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals bootleg LP.

Lyrics

Frankly, Mr. Shankly
This position I've held: It pays my way and it corrodes my soul I want to leave, you will not miss me I want to go down in musical history
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, I'm a sickening wreck I've got the 21st Century breathing down my neck I must move fast, you understand me I want to go down in celluloid history Mr. Shankly
Fame, Fame, fatal Fame It can play hideous tricks on the brain But still I'd rather be Famous than righteous or holy Any day, any day, any day
But sometimes I'd feel more fulfilled Making Christmas cards with the mentally ill I want to live and I want to love I want to catch something that I might be ashamed of
Frankly, Mr. Shankly This position I've held It pays my way and it corrodes my soul Oh, I didn't realize that you wrote poetry - I didn't realize you wrote such bloody awful poetry - Mr. Shankly
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, since you ask You are a flatulent pain in the ass I do not mean to be so rude But still, I must speak frankly, Mr. Shankly Oh, give us money

Personnel

Live History

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 [[Category:The Smiths Lyrics]]
 ==Information==
+* A [[Stephen Street]] produced version of this song with trumpet appears on [[The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals (LP bootleg)|The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals]] bootleg LP.
 == Lyrics ==
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-|
+|Frankly, Mr. Shankly
+This position I've held:
+It pays my way and it corrodes my soul
+I want to leave, you will not miss me
+I want to go down in musical history
+Frankly, Mr. Shankly,
+I'm a sickening wreck
+I've got the 21st Century breathing down my neck
+I must move fast, you understand me
+I want to go down in celluloid history
+Mr. Shankly
+Fame, Fame, fatal Fame
+It can play hideous tricks on the brain
+But still I'd rather be Famous than righteous or holy
+Any day, any day, any day
+But sometimes I'd feel more fulfilled
+Making Christmas cards with the mentally ill
+I want to live and I want to love
+I want to catch something that I might be ashamed of
+Frankly, Mr. Shankly
+This position I've held
+It pays my way and it corrodes my soul
+Oh, I didn't realize that you wrote poetry
+- I didn't realize you wrote such bloody awful poetry -
+Mr. Shankly
+Frankly, Mr. Shankly, since you ask
+You are a flatulent pain in the ass
+I do not mean to be so rude
+But still, I must speak frankly, Mr. Shankly
+Oh, give us money
 }}