Reel Around the Fountain by The Smiths
Reel Around the Fountain by The Smiths

Reel Around the Fountain

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Reel Around the Fountain by The Smiths

Release Date
Mon Feb 20 1984
Performed by
The Smiths
Produced by
John Porter
Writed by
Johnny Marr & Morrissey
About

From The Smiths' eponymous first album. “Reel Around the Fountain” met with controversy, with some tabloid newspapers alleging the songs were suggestive of paedophilia, a claim strongly denied by the group.

Reel Around the Fountain Lyrics

[Verse 1]
It's time the tale were told
Of how you took a child
And you made him old
It's time the tale were told
Of how you took a child
And you made him old
You made him old

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Reel around the fountain
Slap me on the patio
I'll take it now
Oh

[Chorus 1]
Fifteen minutes with you
Well, I wouldn't say no
Oh, people said that you were virtually dead
And they were so wrong
Fifteen minutes with you
Oh, well, I wouldn't say no
Oh, people said that you were easily led
And they were half-right
Oh, they, oh, they were half-right, oh

[Verse 2]
It's time the tale were told
Of how you took a child
And you made him old
It's time that the tale were told
Of how you took a child
And you made him old
You made him old

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Oh, reel around the fountain
Slap me on the patio
I'll take it now
Ah, oh

[Chorus 2]
Fifteen minutes with you
Oh, I wouldn't say no
Oh, people see no worth in you
Oh, but I do
Fifteen minutes with you
Oh, I wouldn't say no
Oh, people see no worth in you
I do
Oh, I, oh, I do
Oh

[Bridge]
I dreamt about you last night
And I fell out of bed twice
You can pin and mount me like a butterfly
But, "Take me to the haven of your bed"
Was something that you never said
Two lumps, please
You're the bee's knees but so am I

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Oh, meet me at the fountain
Shove me on the patio
I'll take it slowly
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

[Chorus 3]
Fifteen minutes with you
Oh, I wouldn't say no
Oh, people see no worth in you
Oh, but I do
Fifteen minutes with you
Oh, no, I wouldn't say no
Oh, people see no worth in you
I do

[Outro]
Oh, I, I do
Oh, I do
Oh, I do
Oh, I do

Reel Around the Fountain Q&A

Who wrote Reel Around the Fountain's ?

Reel Around the Fountain was written by Johnny Marr & Morrissey.

Who produced Reel Around the Fountain's ?

Reel Around the Fountain was produced by John Porter.

When did The Smiths release Reel Around the Fountain?

The Smiths released Reel Around the Fountain on Mon Feb 20 1984.

What did The Smiths say about "Reel Around the Fountain"?

Morrissey was quoted in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine saying that the song is about “loss of innocence that until one has a physical commitment with another person, there’s something childlike about the soul.”

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