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Sex Pistols – Silly Thing (1979) | Track profile | Dork

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Sex Pistols
The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle
Silly Thing

SINGLE

Silly Thing

Release date: 26th February 1979

From The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle

Track 12

2:52

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About This Track

"Silly Thing" is a single by Sex Pistols, from the album The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle, released 26th February 1979. The track is 2:52 long. It's filed under Punk. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about Sex Pistols.

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Lyrics

Silly Thing

What you see
You can't get
Nothing's free
Nothing's set
Don't be fooled
By the signs
Don't read in-between the lines

What you gonna say?
What you gonna do?
Man, you've missed out once again
But I thought you knew

Oh, you silly thing
Ya really gone and done it now
Oh, you silly thing
Ya really gone and done it now

Trouble here
Trouble there
People stop
Just to stare
What's the use
Of wasting time?
Just move on
Leave 'em all behind

What you gonna say?
What you gonna do?
Man, you've missed out once again
But I thought you knew

Oh, you silly thing
Ya really gone and done it now
Oh, you silly thing
Ya really gone and done it now

Oh, you silly thing
Nothing but trouble
That you bring
One of these days
Ya gonna die
And people will say
"Oh, my, oh, my"
And people will say
"Oh, my, my, my, my"

Oh, you silly thing
Ya really gone and done it now
Oh, you silly thing
Ya really gone and done it now

Oh, you silly thing
Ya really gone and done it now
Oh, you silly thing
Ya really gone and done it now

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Track details

From The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle

2:521979Single

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Album

The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle

26th February 1979

Track number

12

Release year

1979

1God Save The Queen (Symphony) [feat. Malcolm McLaren]
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2Johnny B Goode
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