Snookeroo

<br>By Elton John and Bernie Taupin<br> <br> <br>ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!<br> <br>I WAS BORN IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND,<br>I WAS RAISED IN A WORKING TOWN.<br>I BROKE ALL THE RULES WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL,<br>BUT THE TEACHER`S COULDN`T PIN ME DOWN.<br> <br>I TRIED TO MAKE MY PARENTS PROUD<br>BY ADAPTING THE SOCIAL POWERS.<br>OH, PIGS WILL FLY AND THE EARTH WILL FRY,<br>WHEN THEY GET ME DOING HONEST HOURS.<br> <br>SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO, DADDY`S GOING ON THE BOOZE.<br>MOTHER USED TO CUT MY HAIR AND SISTER USED TO MAKE THE NEWS.<br>WELL, IT WAS TWO ROOMS UP AND TWO ROOMS DOWN,<br>WE WERE SENTENCED BY THE WRECKING CRANE.<br>OH, I WAS BORN ON THE EVE OF HALLOWEEN<br>AND SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO`S MY NAME.<br> <br>I NEED SOMEONE TO COOK FOR ME<br>AND TURN ME LOSE AT NIGHT.<br>I COULD SPEND MY LIFE WITH A FACTORY GIRL,<br>`CAUSE A FACTORY GIRL`S MY TYPE.<br> <br>I HEAR THEM GOSSIP ON THE STREET,<br>MOST OF WHAT THEY SAY IS TRUE.<br>OH, DON`T YOU KNOW THAT I HEAR THEM SAY,<br>&quot;THERE GOES THAT LAZY, NO GOOD SNOOKEROO.&quot;<br> <br>SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO, DADDY`S GOING ON THE BOOZE.<br>MOTHER USED TO CUT MY HAIR AND SISTER USED TO MAKE THE NEWS.<br>WELL, IT WAS TWO ROOMS UP (two rooms up)<br>AND TWO ROOMS DOWN, (two rooms down)<br>WE WERE SENTENCED BY THE WRECKING CRANE.<br>OH, I WAS BORN ON THE EVE OF HALLOWEEN<br>AND SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO, (Snookeroo)<br>SNOOKEROO`S MY NAME.<br> <br>(Oo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo, oo-oo)<br> <br>SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO, DADDY`S GOING ON THE BOOZE.<br>MOTHER USED TO CUT MY HAIR AND SISTER USED TO MAKE THE NEWS.<br>WELL, IT WAS TWO ROOMS UP (two rooms up)<br>AND TWO ROOMS DOWN, (two rooms down)<br>WE WERE SENTENCED BY THE WRECKING CRANE.<br>WELL, I WAS BORN ON THE EVE OF HALLOWEEN<br>AND SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO, <br>SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO,<br>SNOOKEROO, SNOOKEROO,<br>SNOOKEROO`S MY NAME, YEH.