Lyrics
When I'm walking down the street it's always you I seem to meet
Long hair down and sneakers on your feet
And write your letters to the Evening News
I clench my fist and sing this tune
I said hey student, hey student, hey student, you're gonna get it through the head
I said hey student, hey student, hey student, you're gonna get it through the head, I said
When walking to work, it's always you I seem to meet
Henna in your hair, standing in the heat
As you serve us [all about] a book kid
I clench my hand before I flip my lid
I said hey student, hey student, hey student, you're gonna get it through the head
I said hey student, hey student, hey student, why don't you get it through your head, I said
When walking down the street, it's always you I seem to meet
Long hair down and sneakers on your feet
As you listen to Pearl Jam in your room
I'm thinking like that when I sing this song
I said hey student, hey student, hey student, you're gonna get it through the head
I said hey student, hey student, hey student, why don't you get it through your head
I said I woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
I said I woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
When walking down the street, it's always you I seem to meet
Long hair down and sneakers on your feet
As you stare in your room at Shaun Ryder's face
Down long long long long days
I said hey student, hey student, hey student, you're gonna get it through the head
I said hey student, hey student, hey student, you're gonna get it through the head
I said I woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
I said I woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
The dead brains of class A - D
Born to live in Leigh-on-Sea
Twin swastikas, court, swimming pool
I'm thinking like this when I sing this tune
I said hey student, hey student, hey student, you're gonna get it through the head
I said hey student, hey student, hey student, you're gonna get it through the head
I said I woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
I said I woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
I said hey student, hey student, hey student, why don't you get it through your head
I said hey student, hey student, hey student, you're gonna get it through the head
I said I woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
I said I woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma, woka-to-ma, wah wah wah
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Footnotes
Sources / Links
- The Annotated Fall: “Hey! Student” [Archived]
- Ford, Simon (2003). Hip Priest: the story of Mark E Smith and The Fall. London: Quartet Books.
- Mackay, Tommy (2018). 40 Odd Years of The Fall. Place of publication unknown: Greg Moodie.
- Pringle, Steve (2022). You Must Get Them All: The Fall on Record. [paperback edition]. Pontefract: Route Publishing Ltd. [Online store]
- Smith, Mark E. (1985). The Fall Lyrik & Texte Von Mark E. Smith. In Deutsch & Englisch. With Drawings by Brix. Berlin: The Lough Press. [AKA The Orange Book. Available online in The Internet Archive]
- Smith, Mark E. (2008). vII. The Lough Press & AMarquisManipulationProductions. [AKA the Blue Lyrics Book]
- Smith Start, Brix (2016). The Rise, The Fall, and The Rise. London: Faber & Faber. [Text available online in archive.org]
- The Track Record: “Hey! Student”
- Wolstencroft, Simon (2014). You Can Drum But You Can’t Hide: a memoir. Trowbridge: Strata Books. (2nd edition published by Route Publishing, 2017).
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