Baggy Trousers by Madness
Baggy Trousers by Madness

Baggy Trousers

Madness * Track #1 On Absolutely

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Baggy Trousers by Madness

Release Date
Fri Sep 26 1980
Performed by
Madness
Produced by
Alan Winstanley & Clive Langer
Writed by
Chris Foreman & Graham McPherson
About

From the 1980 album Absolutely, this song references school life, with the music video shot at Islip Street School in Kentish Town.

^Lee Thompson (screen capture from the music video)

The song spent 20 weeks in UK charts, peaking at #3.

Baggy Trousers Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Naughty boys in nasty schools
Headmaster’s breaking all the rules
Having fun and playing fools
Smashing up the woodwork tools
All the teachers in the pub
Passing 'round the ready-rub
Trying not to think of when
The lunchtime bell will ring again

[Chorus]
Oh, what fun we had
But did it really turn out bad?
All I learnt at school
Was how to bend not break the rule
Oh, what fun we had
But at the time it seemed so bad
Trying different ways
To make a difference to

[Verse 2]
The headmaster’s had enough today
All the kids have gone away
Gone to fight with next door’s school
Every term that is the rule
Sits alone and bends his cane
Same old backsides again
All the small ones tell tall tales
Walking home and squashing snails

[Chorus]
Oh, what fun we had
But did it really turn out bad?
All I learnt at school
Was how to bend not break the rule
Oh, what fun we had
But at the time it seemed so bad
Trying different ways
To make a difference to the days

[Verse 3]
Lots of girls and lots of boys
Lots of smells and lots of noise
Playing football in the park
Kicking pushbikes after dark
Baggy trousers, dirty shirt
Pulling hair and eating dirt
Teacher comes to break it up
Back of the head with a plastic cup

[Chorus]
Oh, what fun we had
But did it really turn out bad?
All I learnt at school
Was how to bend not break the rule
Oh, what fun we had
But at the time it seemed so bad
Trying different ways
To make a difference to the days

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Baggy Trousers Q&A

Who wrote Baggy Trousers's ?

Baggy Trousers was written by Chris Foreman & Graham McPherson.

Who produced Baggy Trousers's ?

Baggy Trousers was produced by Alan Winstanley & Clive Langer.

When did Madness release Baggy Trousers?

Madness released Baggy Trousers on Fri Sep 26 1980.

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