Spring Heeled Jim

Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 22 May 1959), known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart on ten occasions. His first solo album, 1988's Viva Hate entered the UK albums chart at number one. Widely regarded as an important innovator in indie music, Morrissey has been described by music magazine NME as "one of the most influential artists ever", and The Independent has stated "most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status he has reached in his lifetime".Pitchfork Media has called him "one of th… more »

Year:: 1996
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Spring-heeled Jim winks an eye
He'll do, he'll never be done to
He takes on whoever flew through
Well, it's the normal thing to do, ah

Spring-heeled Jim lives to love
Now kissing with his mouth full
And his eyes on some other fool
So many women his head should be spinning

Ah, but no
Ah, but no
But no, ah, no

Spring-heeled Jim slurs the words
There's no need to be so knowing
Take life at five times the average speed, like I do
Until Jim feels the chill, oh, where did all the time go?

Once always in for the kill
Now it's too cold and he feels too old
Too old, mm, old

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Written by: STEVEN MORRISSEY, MARTIN JAMES BOORER

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