@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married with a kid
When you could be having fun with me
(Oh no, no give me no more pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married with a son
When you should be having fun with me
We don't want, we don't want we don't want no more pickni
Ain't he cute?
No he ain't
He's just another burden on the welfare state
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married with a kid
When you could be having fun with me
No gimme, no gimme, no gimme no more pickni
Call me immature, call me a poser
I'd love to spread manure in your bed of roses
Don't want to be rich, don't want to be famous
But I'd really hate to have the same name as you
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married with a kid
When you could be having fun with me
(Gi we de birth control, we no want no pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're chained to the cooker
Making currant buns for tea
(Oh no, no gimme no more pickni)
Ain't you heard of the starving millions
Ain't you heard of contraception
Do you really a program of sterilization
State control of the population boom
It's in your living room
Keep a generation gap
Try wearing a cap
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married with a kid
When you could be having fun with me
(Oh no, no gimme no more pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you stay in every night watching programs on TV
(We don't want, we don't want, we don't want no more pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married with a son
When you could be having fun with me
(No gimme, no gimme, no gimme, no more pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're chained to the cooker
Making currant buns for tea
(Gi we de birth control, we no want no pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married to a man
When you could be having fun with me
(Oh, no, no gimme no more pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're chained to the cooker
Making beans on toast for tea
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married with a kid
When you could be having fun with me
(Oh, no, no gimme no more pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you stay in every night watching programs on TV
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married to a man
When you could be having fun with me
(We don't want, we don't want, we don't want no more pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're chained to the cooker
Making cheese on toast for tea
(No gimme, no gimme, no gimme, no more pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married with a kid
When you could be having fun with me
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you stay in every night watching programs on TV
(Oh, no, no gimme no more pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married with a son
When you could be having fun with me
(Oh, no, no gimme no more pickni)
Much too young
Now you're married with a kid
When you could be having fun with me
(Oh no, no give me no more pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married with a son
When you should be having fun with me
We don't want, we don't want we don't want no more pickni
Ain't he cute?
No he ain't
He's just another burden on the welfare state
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married with a kid
When you could be having fun with me
No gimme, no gimme, no gimme no more pickni
Call me immature, call me a poser
I'd love to spread manure in your bed of roses
Don't want to be rich, don't want to be famous
But I'd really hate to have the same name as you
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married with a kid
When you could be having fun with me
(Gi we de birth control, we no want no pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're chained to the cooker
Making currant buns for tea
(Oh no, no gimme no more pickni)
Ain't you heard of the starving millions
Ain't you heard of contraception
Do you really a program of sterilization
State control of the population boom
It's in your living room
Keep a generation gap
Try wearing a cap
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married with a kid
When you could be having fun with me
(Oh no, no gimme no more pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you stay in every night watching programs on TV
(We don't want, we don't want, we don't want no more pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married with a son
When you could be having fun with me
(No gimme, no gimme, no gimme, no more pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're chained to the cooker
Making currant buns for tea
(Gi we de birth control, we no want no pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married to a man
When you could be having fun with me
(Oh, no, no gimme no more pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're chained to the cooker
Making beans on toast for tea
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married with a kid
When you could be having fun with me
(Oh, no, no gimme no more pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you stay in every night watching programs on TV
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married to a man
When you could be having fun with me
(We don't want, we don't want, we don't want no more pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're chained to the cooker
Making cheese on toast for tea
(No gimme, no gimme, no gimme, no more pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married with a kid
When you could be having fun with me
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you stay in every night watching programs on TV
(Oh, no, no gimme no more pickni)
You've done too much
Much too young
Now you're married with a son
When you could be having fun with me
(Oh, no, no gimme no more pickni)
Lyrics submitted by BeautifulDisaster
Too Much Too Young Lyrics as written by Jerry Dammers
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pickni means little'un
@tigersroamfree pickinnie is a black child ( old slang now vulgar).
Pickni is Jamaican Slang for kids...
;)
@Danza african
Skatastic song, heard this song for the first time i think while making out with a girlfriend i had, haha, good times
An amazing song, especially the live version. The song is all about teenage pregnancy, getting pregnent too young and not being able to enjoy the rest of the teenage life.
when he says 'try wearing a cap' he just sounds annoyed and fed up- I think that that's especially geared at his anger towards men always having a bad name for teenage pregnancy- when the female is acting just as bad.
condoms are just the safest way of making sure that you don't end up with a pickni. even when she tells you, that she is on birthcontrol. rather safe than sorry.
@tigersroamfree no just unplanned teenage pregnancies in the 80's were bad news and restricted your opportunity
when he says 'try wearing a cap' he is refering to a condom and ne way great song eh' awesome
@skapunkChef wrong...cap= female contraception
cap - a dutch cap. The song is about teenage pregnancy, but it's pretty misogynistic very much blaming the woman for having allowed herself to get pregnant and portraying her as stupid and unambitious.
That's really the point. It's a song of selfish frustration. He was young and single, had a thing for a young married woman with a child (with some reciprocation of feelings) but she/they put the child first so nothing happened.
Did you get that doctorate in Gender Studies yet?<br /> <br /> BTW - what's a Dutch Cap?
@SuitBoy you never lived in the 80's!
I think I've seen somewhere this song would not be played when it came out because of its views on birth control. Interesting.
@freddy wrong the band was ahead of its game this is a positive msg. No ban.
Obviously about teenage pregnancy. Blunt but strong lyrics, brilliant song.
what does pickni mean?