Credits

• Jarvis Cocker (lead vocal, backing vocals, Del Ray guitar, Clavioline, Solina sting ensemble, 6-string bass)
• Richard Hawley (Hoover guitar)
• Steve Mackey (bass)
• Ross Orton (drums)

Written by: Jarvis Cocker
Produced by: Graham Sutton and Jarvis Cocker

Recorded: KPI Studios, Sheffield (music); Les Studios de la Seine, Paris (vocals)

Lyrics

Last night I had a little altercation
They wobbled menacingly
Beneath the yellow street light it became a situation
Well, they wanted my brand-new phone with all the pictures of the kids and the wife
A struggle ensued and then fat children took my life

Fat children took my life
Fat children took my life
Fat children took my life

Well, some passers-by took me to the station
The police force was elsewhere -
putting bullets in some guy's head for no particular reason
So I died in the back of the cab
but I'll be back to haunt them
This thing does not end here:
My spirit walks the streets of Tottenham
Singing:
Fat children took my life
Fat children took my life
Fat children took my life

Oh, the parents are the problem
Giving birth to maggots without the sense to become flies
So pander to your pampered little princess -
of such enormous size

Remixes

Related pages

• Fat Children (single)
• Song list (Jarvis solo)