I'd like to teach the world to sing And put an end to suffering if I could With the dedicated heart and soul Of Britain's greatest rock 'n' roll Robin Hood But your eyes are dim you cannot see Your middle name is misery And you'd like to teach the world to sing, "You're gonna get your head kicked in" Don't lose your temper In the shopping centre son Just remember The young offender's mum All God's children snatch a handbag Spot the ball and match the grandad To the pictures on the news Count the stitches on the bruise Lock your sons up with your daughters Stay at home don't drink the water Intercept all interference And blame the parents But don't lose your temper In the shopping centre son Just remember The young offender's mum Down the front of the church For the second time in life love hurts This time there's no buttons and bows She's wearing non fast coloured clothes The service seems to last for hours No one wants to catch the flowers On the shoulder of an older brother The young offender's mother Don't lose your temper In the shopping centre son Just remember The young offender's mum
G
I'd like to teach the world to sing
G
And put an end to suffering if I could
G
With the dedicated heart and soul
Of Britain's greatest rock 'n' roll Robin Hood
G
But your eyes are dim you cannot see
Your middle name is misery
G
And you'd like to teach the world to sing,
"You're gonna get your head kicked in"
C
Don't lose your temper
G
In the shopping centre son
C
Just remember
G
The young offender's mum
G
All God's children snatch a handbag
Spot the ball and match the grandad
To the pictures on the news
Count the stitches on the bruise
Lock your sons up with your daughters
Stay at home don't drink the water
Intercept all interference
And blame the parents
C
But don't lose your temper
G
In the shopping centre son
C
Just remember
G
The young offender's mum
G
Down the front of the church
For the second time in life love hurts
C
This time there's no buttons and bows
She's wearing non fast coloured clothes
G
The service seems to last for hours
No one wants to catch the flowers
C
On the shoulder of an older brother
G
The young offender's mother
c
Don't lose your temper
G
In the shopping centre son
C
Just remember
G
The young offender's mum
