Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Released as a UK B-side in September, 1973
When I was a boy I had a lot of fun
I lived by the sea, I was a fisherman's son
My mother she was a fisherman's wife
She was scrubbing floors most of her life
They said screw you
I ain't got nothing to lose
I could paper a matchbox
With the money I use
At the school I attended I got into fights
I was beaten in an alley on a cold winter night
The teachers cared less for the blood in our veins
They got most of their thrills out of using a cane
They said screw you
Oh you bloody young fools
I could get more sense
Out of the back end of a mule
So you see there's man who get paid for being slaves
And men who get paid for being free
And there's men behind bars who pray for the light
And men in the suburbs who pray for the night
And they're all trying to climb to the top of the mine
And all of them say most of the way
Screw you
I worked in the mill from seven till nine
Tears in my eyes nearly drove me half-blind
Trying to make wages that weren't even there
Taking hell from a foreman with the build of a bear
He said screw you
This is all you'll ever do
It's the only existence for someone like you
Elton John - Screw You (Don't Shoot 11 of 14) (04:15)
elton john dont shoot me im only the piano player
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Used to love this song as a kid. If I'm not mistaken, it was the "B" side of the "Crocodile Rock" 45, and I think I used to play it almost as much as the "A" side.
Autor: mthivier - 1 year, 3 months ago
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this is also on lady samantha another very good album from him i have it
Autor: kennygr8 - 1 year, 5 months ago
3
sounds a lot like more than a feeling
Autor: IMMAFACELESS - 6 months, 2 weeks ago
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"Elderberry Wine" was the b-side of "Crocodile Rock"... good songs from the "Don't Shoot Me..." lp.
Autor: pgh45rpms - 1 year, 3 months ago
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This was the B side Of Goodbye Yellowbrick Road Why it was never released on an album I can't understand