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[[File:Headmasterritual1985.jpg | thumb | right | Cover art]] | [[File:Headmasterritual1985.jpg | thumb | right | Cover art (UK CD)]] | ||
[[File:Headmasterritual.jpg | thumb | right | | [[File:Headmasterritual.jpg | thumb | right | Dutch cover art]] | ||
{{Discobox | {{Discobox | ||
| Name = The Headmaster Ritual | | Name = The Headmaster Ritual | ||
| Total Length = 4:52 | | Total Length = 4:52 | ||
| Recorded = | | Recorded = October 1984 | ||
| Writer = Morrissey/Marr | | Writer = Morrissey/Marr | ||
| Producer = | | Producer = [[The Smiths]]<br>[[Stephen Street]] (Recording Engineer) | ||
| Mastered = | | Mastered = | ||
| Art = Cover star: [[Viv Nicholson]] (UK CD) | | Art = Cover star: [[Viv Nicholson]] (UK CD)<br>Dutch cover: Robert Duncan from [[The Uncle]] (1965) designed by Morrissey | ||
| Vinyl Etching = | | Vinyl Etching = No matrix message | ||
| Publisher = [[Megadisc]] (Netherlands)<br>[[Rough Trade Records]] (UK)<br>[[Sire Records]] (US) | | Publisher = [[Megadisc]] (Netherlands)<br>[[Rough Trade Records]] (UK)<br>[[Sire Records]] (US) | ||
| Format = 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD | | Format = 7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl, CD | ||
| Release = | | Release = February 1985 (Album version)<br>Summer 1985 (Holland)<br>December 1988 (UK CD)<br>2009 (Reissue) | ||
| Chart = | | Chart = Not applicable (UK release 1988) | ||
| Type = Single | | Type = Single | ||
| ArtistType = The Smiths | | ArtistType = The Smiths | ||
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{{lyrics | {{lyrics | ||
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Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools | Belligerent ghouls | ||
run Manchester schools | |||
spineless swines | |||
cemented minds | |||
Sir leads the troops | Sir leads the troops | ||
jealous of youth | |||
same old suit since 1962 | |||
he does the military two-step | |||
down the nape of my neck | |||
I wanna go home | I wanna go home | ||
I don't want to stay | I don't want to stay | ||
give up education | |||
as a bad mistake | |||
mid-week on the playing fields | |||
Sir thwacks you on the knees | Sir thwacks you on the knees | ||
knees you in the groin | |||
elbow in the face | |||
bruises bigger than dinner plates | |||
I wanna go home | I wanna go home | ||
I don't wanna stay | I don't wanna stay | ||
Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools | Belligerent ghouls | ||
run Manchester schools | |||
spineless bastards all | |||
Sir leads the troops | Sir leads the troops | ||
jealous of youth | |||
same old jokes since 1902 | |||
he does the military two-step | |||
down the nape of my neck | |||
I wanna go home | I wanna go home | ||
I don't want to stay | I don't want to stay | ||
give up life | |||
as a bad mistake | |||
please excuse me from gym | |||
I've got this terrible cold coming on | I've got this terrible cold coming on | ||
he grabs and devours | |||
he kicks me in the showers | |||
kicks me in the showers | |||
and he grabs and devours | |||
I want to go home | I want to go home | ||
I don't want to stay | I don't want to stay | ||