Eugene Mcguinness - Not So Academic lyrics

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I'm a rogue, saint and a scoundrel<br />

I terminate at Bethnal Green<br />

I'd shake hands with the devil<br />

To get where I want to be<br />

Because I feel my soul<br />

Swell through my brain<br />

And spit tears out my eyes<br />

When I hit the refrain<br />

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And lately I just daydream<br />

A social outcast in my tower<br />

If only all men had the courage<br />

They too could be cowards<br />

They could feel their souls<br />

Swell through their brains<br />

And spit tears out their eyes<br />

Again and again<br />

When they hit the refrain<br />

But mother I'm not so academic<br />

I'm not so academic but I love<br />

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I'm a rogue, saint and a scoundrel<br />

I spend my days on the echoing green<br />

Come thunder frightening<br />

Or dumb white lightning-flooded<br />

Couldashouldawouldofbeens<br />

Out of control<br />

Out of sync<br />

Everywhere but the bowl<br />

Everywhere but the kitchen sink<br />

Mother I'm not so academic<br />

Mother I'm not so academic but I love<br />

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(Thanks to Lele for these lyrics)<br />