Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Let me make it plain
You gotta make way for the Homo superior
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Let me make it plain
You gotta make way for the Homo superior
Wake up, you sleepy head
Put on some clothes, shake up your bed
Put another log on the fire for me
I need some breakfast and coffee
I look out my window and what do I see?
A crack in the sky and a hand reaching down to me
All the nightmares came today
And it looks as though they're here to stay
Put on some clothes, shake up your bed
Put another log on the fire for me
I need some breakfast and coffee
I look out my window and what do I see?
A crack in the sky and a hand reaching down to me
All the nightmares came today
And it looks as though they're here to stay
What are we coming to?
There's no room for me, no fun for you
I think about a world to come
Where the books were found by the Golden ones
Written in pain, written in awe
By the puzzled man who questioned what we were here for
All the strangers came today
And it looks as though they're here to stay
There's no room for me, no fun for you
I think about a world to come
Where the books were found by the Golden ones
Written in pain, written in awe
By the puzzled man who questioned what we were here for
All the strangers came today
And it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Let me say it again
You gotta make way for the Homo superior
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Let me say it again
You gotta make way for the Homo superior
Look at your children, their faces in golden rays
Don't kid yourself, they belong to you
They're the start of the coming race
The earth is a beast, we've finished our news
Homo sapiens have outgrown their use
All the strangers came today
And it looks as though they're here to stay
Don't kid yourself, they belong to you
They're the start of the coming race
The earth is a beast, we've finished our news
Homo sapiens have outgrown their use
All the strangers came today
And it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Let me say it again
You gotta make way for the Homo superior
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Let me say it again
You gotta make way for the Homo superior
Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Let me say it again
You gotta make way for the Homo superior
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Oh, you pretty things
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
Let me say it again
You gotta make way for the Homo superior
song info:
Verified yes
LanguageEnglish
Genre−
Rank−
Duration00:03:05
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Copyright ©Bmg Rights Management, Sony/atv Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music
WriterDavid Bowie
Lyrics licensed byLyricFind
AddedMarch 2nd, 2014
Last updatedMarch 24th, 2023
About"Oh! You Pretty Things" is a song written by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released on his 1971 album Hunky Dory. It was the first song he wrote for the album. Bowie recorded the song as a demo before giving it to singer Peter Noone, lead singer of Herman's Hermits, who decided to release it as his debut solo single. Featuring Bowie on piano, Noone's recording was produced by Mickie Most and featured structural and lyrical differences from Bowie's later version. Released by RAK Records in April 1971, the single peaked at number 12 in the UK, becoming Bowie's biggest success as a songwriter since his own single "Space Oddity" two years earlier.
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