Drugstore Cowboys - Born In Crookes

Born in Crookes Born in Crookes
And I drank in the Broomhill Tavern
Cherry B's and cider in the same glass
Then me and ma mate Jules would go along West St

All the bars christ only knows there was enough of them
I learnt to swim at Glossop Road baths when I was still at the junior school
And every Sunday I'd walk from Crookes to Endcliffe Park with my
Dad and ma three sisters, just to feed the ducks

But we'd always get weighed in this strange old woman's chair weighing machine
Hillsborough is where one of my sisters lived when she married her first husband
She's now on husband number three except sadly he died last year
And I'd my tonsils pulled out at the Royal Infirmary

Which I now understand is a branch of Tesco
This was a time when The Barracks, really were barracks
And I drank in The New Barrack Tavern
And I used to go to The Record Collector second hand record shop up at Broomhill
That's where I bought my first LP Elton John, Don't Shoot Me

I worked as an Usherette at The Crucible Theatre
I loved the World Snooker Championships
And I was at school with Jilted John, who didn't marry Julie or Jules or me
But he did once walk me home from a school dance, but we didn't snog
Because he always had a dirty neck, and he kept mice
Sheffield so much to Thank You for
Sheffield so much to Thank You for

Written by:
Cailean Smith

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