And the world walked 'round at my mouth
Or be taken aback
I didn't mean to say it, I just blurted it out
Oh, I was everybody's boy
And how to use it, oh you know you do
You won't know who to blame
They lit me up and they snuffed me out
Now the way that I feel is no longer news
And the world walked 'round my mouth
And everybody was Frankie, Jimmy or Bobby
Not the Jack, the Jack of all parades
And I loved you there and then
But soon that thrill just fades
As you pretended not to notice
To be the love of one true heart
'Cause you know where the door is
But soon that thrill just fades
Where they pay you in pounds
Or the Jack of all parades
Oh the Jack, the Jack of all parades
To be the love of one true heart
To be the love of one true heart
'Cause down in the fleshpots
And baying like bloodhounds
It's as simple as that
Once I knew a girl that looked so much like Judy Garland
My old love lines were all worn out on you
Or the Jack of all parades
Or the Jack of all parades
To be the love of one true heart
Where you can't keep your mind off the 'Crimes of Paris'
And I can't forgive you for things you haven't done yet
Or the Jack of all parades
Oh the Jack, of all parades
You know my love and how to refuse it
They're laughing like drains
But soon that thrill just fades
It's just a part of the murdering game
Oh, I was anybody's boy
You won't know who to thank
And you can't keep your peace and try to forget it
That people would stop and give her money
The Jack of all parades
But from my chequered past to this shattered terrace
For the Jack of all parades
When we first met, I didn't know what to do
And I was everybody's boy
