East West
Over the ocean
Perpetual motion
Traveling around
No rest, singing and playing
Night out and day in
Doing the rounds
What a great life this must seem!
Swelled joints
Everything classy
Nothing is tacky
Only the best!
Lush girls, ogling and eyeing
Sighing and crying
This is success!
What a good life this must seem!
But when I hear your voice
Singing out
The bells of home
Are ringing out
And I feel all alone
(And I think of my home)
Cold times
A wind through the houses
The bleakness arouses
A longing to leave
Time flew
I wanted to see you
Somehow could not do
Because of success
What a strange life this can be!
But when I hear your voice
singing out
The bells of home
Are ringing out
And I feel all alone
(And I think of my home)
Here are the words to the original version by Herman's Hermits with Morrissey's modifications. As can be seen, the whole 4th verse was rewritten with new lyrics.
East West
Over the ocean
Perpetual motion
Travelling around
No rest, singing and playing
Night out and day in
Doing the rounds
What a great life it this must seem
Swell joints
Everything classy
Nothing that's passé is tacky
Only the best
Lush girls, ogling and eyeing
Crying and sighing sighing and crying
This is success
What a great life it this must seem
But when I hear young voices your voice
Singing out
The bells at of home
come are ringing out
And I feel all alone
When And I think of my home
Mom, Dad Cold times
All round the fire a wind through the houses
In festive attire The bleakness arouses
Keeping the day a longing to leave
Aunts, kids Time flew
All the relations I wanted to see you
Congratulations Somehow could not do
This is success because of success
What a great life it must seem What a strange life this can be!
But when I hear young voices your voice
Singing out
The bells at of home
Come are ringing out
And I feel all alone
Then I long for And I think of my home