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This track was originally called 'Shitkicker' and was always sung so live, but when it came to recording there was a vote to replace the words. It was always a fun song to sing as a schoolboy.

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Well he's a mean one, never seen one
backstabbing like that.
Not a clean word, always absurd,
acting like a prat.

Showstealer, showstealer, showstealer, yeah!

Never ending, or condensending
to have a good day
unless he's hurting or alerting
to get out of his way.

(Chorus)

He is hated, unrelated,
never got any friends.
He'll be sorry, melancholy,
until his life ends.

(Chorus)

©1978 Henry Essence

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from Eat Bananas For Breakfast (Remastered), released August 19, 2014

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Henry Essence UK

The group - Steve Manning (guitar and vocals); Keith Reay (guitar and vocals); Mark Anderson (bass and vocals) and John Hedgecock (drums) - formed in 1976. All four members were pupils at a boarding school on the Isle of Wight. They would lie about their ages to secure gigs at local pubs and clubs, and then sneak out of school to play them. ... more

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