He was a sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan
And he said that hed never, never, never, never do it again
Not until the next time
He was a sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan
And he swore that hed never, never, never, never, never do it again
And of course he wont
Poor old man
He had an accident with a three-bar fire
But thats ok
Because he wasnt very happy anyway
Poor woman
Strangled in her very own bed as she read
But thats ok
Cause she was old and she would have died anyway
Dont blame
The sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan
And he said that hed never, never, never, never do it again
Not until the next time
Jury, youve heard every word
So before you decide
Would you look into those mother me eyes
I love you for you, my love
Jury, youve heard every word
But before you decide
Would you look into those mother me eyes
I love you for you my love
For you my love
Dont blame
The sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan
Cause he said that hed never, never, never, never do it again
He was a sweet and tender hooligan, hooligan
Because hed never, never, never, never do it again
Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera
Etcetera, etcetera
In the midst of life we are in death
Etcetera