String Bean Jean
Belle & Sebastian
Push Barman to Open Old Wounds (2005)

I got my fingers dirty at the school of rock

I got my fingers dirty so I took a walk

I went up to the country park and hung around

Till after dark, till the girls got home, till the girls got
home



Did I tell you 'bout the one I know, she's on the
rag?

And she spent the summer day inside her sleeping bag

Yeah, she spent the summer day inside until it's time

To go to work and she works all night, yeah, the girl's
alright



The girls have got a house that's like a caravan

And it's like your holidays whenever you go 'round

We always have a laugh and then we all get in

The bath to save on the leccy bill me and Jo, and Phil



I had to leave them in the morning

I left the keys around the way, I had to go to work

I had to leave them in the morning

I left the keys down in the caf', I had to catch a bus



Jo was short of cash, I had to give her some

But I didn't really mind 'cause I was fit for once

So we paid the lucky bill and got the shopping

And we still had some for the cinema so we all went out



She asked me, "Do I need to lose a bit of weight?"

And I said, "Oh, don't be stupid 'cause you're
looking great"

And I call her String Bean Jean because the label on

Her jeans says, 'Seven to eight years old', well,
that's pretty small



Seven to eight years old, oh, that's pretty small

Seven to eight years old, that's pretty small

Seven to eight years old



I had to leave them in the morning

I left the keys around the way, I had to go to work

I had to leave them in the morning

I left the keys down in the caf', I had to catch a bus