Vicar in a Tutu (Whistle Test, 20 May, 1986) Songtext
von The Smiths

I was minding my business
I was lifting some lead off
The roof of the holy name church
It was worthwhile living a laughable life
Just to set my eyes on the blistering sight

Of a vicar in a tutu
He′s not strange
He just wants to live his life this way

A scanty bit of a thing
Covered with a decorative ring
That wouldn't cover the head of a child
As rose collects the money in the cannister
Who comes sliding down the bannister?

Vicar in a tutu
He′s not strange
He just wants to live his life this way


The monkish monsignor
With a head full of plaster
Said, "My man, get your vile soul dry-cleaned"
As Rose collects the money from the canister
As natural as rain
And he dances again, my God

Vicar in a tutu, oh yeah

Vicar in a tutu

The next day in the pulpit
With freedom and ease
Combatting ignorance, dust with disease
As Rose counts the money in the canister
As natural as rain
And he dances again and again and again

With a fabric of a tutu
Any man could get used to
And I am the living sign

And I'm a living sign
I'm a living sign
I′m a living sign
I′m a living sign
I'm a living sign, sign
I am a living sign