This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Do you drag her in?
Do you chew her up?
Do you fix the game?
Do you let her win?
Do you wish her luck?
Do you do her wrong?
Do you know she's good?
Do you miss her when she's gone?
Do you drink to much?
Do you lose your touch?
Is it just for now?
Do you sleep around?
Does she say its fine?
Does she know your bate?
and you fuck her mates.
Does she see you through?
Does she even mind?
Does she let you know?
Do you wind her up?
When you hold her hand, do you feel ashamed?
Do you let her go?
Do you give her jokes?
Do you entertain?
Do you understand?
Do you do enough?
Do you turn her on?
Do you switch her off?
Do you let her in?
Do you blow her out?
Do you fuck her up?
Do you let her down ?
Underneathe well your not worth the food between her teeth.
No, your not worth the food between her teeth.
Do you punk her up?
Do you waste her days?
Do you pick her last?
Do you know it sucks when you play away?
Do you do her bad?
Do you keep her sweet?
Does it ever make you sad?
Do you smoke to much?
Do you always rush?
Do you miss your friends when your at her ends?
Do you fuck her trust?
Do you know her kind?
Do you do alright?
Do you know your sick?
Do you look right back?
Do you scream her name?
Do you feel okay?
Do you ever feel bad?
Do you feel her close?
Do you set the bar?
Do you fan the flames?
Do you just go slow?
Do you fake your moves?
Are you not so tough?
Do you lead her on?
Do you scare her off?
Do you trap her in?
Do you let her out?
Do you pick her up?
Do you put her down?
Underneath well your not worth the food between her teeth.
No, you not worth the food between her teeth.
Do you know her well?
Do you go by choice?
Do you she’s crashed?
Does she make you melt when you hear her voice?
Do you give her time?
Do you know she’s cool?
Do you play her for a fool?
Does she make you blush?
Do you like her style?
Does it make you wish you could stay for a while?
Do you know she’s nice?
Does she know your mean?
Does she know you lie?
Does she know where you’ve been?
Do you bring her in?
Do you screw her up?
Do you feel the same?
Do you feel anything?
Do you bless her mess?
Do you bless her soul?
When she walks away do you lose control?
Do you drink to much?
Do you lose your touch?
Is it just for now?
Do you sleep around?
Does she say its fine?
Does she know your bate?
and you fuck her mates.
Does she see you through?
Does she even mind?
Does she let you know?
Do you wind her up?
When you hold her hand, do you feel ashamed?
Do you let her go?
Do you give her jokes?
Do you entertain?
Do you understand?
Do you do enough?
Do you turn her on?
Do you switch her off?
Do you let her in?
Do you blow her out?
Do you fuck her up?
Do you let her down ?
Underneath well your not worth the food between her teeth.
No, your not worth the food between her teeth.
Do you chew her up?
Do you fix the game?
Do you let her win?
Do you wish her luck?
Do you do her wrong?
Do you know she's good?
Do you miss her when she's gone?
Do you drink to much?
Do you lose your touch?
Is it just for now?
Do you sleep around?
Does she say its fine?
Does she know your bate?
and you fuck her mates.
Does she see you through?
Does she even mind?
Does she let you know?
Do you wind her up?
When you hold her hand, do you feel ashamed?
Do you let her go?
Do you give her jokes?
Do you entertain?
Do you understand?
Do you do enough?
Do you turn her on?
Do you switch her off?
Do you let her in?
Do you blow her out?
Do you fuck her up?
Do you let her down ?
Underneathe well your not worth the food between her teeth.
No, your not worth the food between her teeth.
Do you punk her up?
Do you waste her days?
Do you pick her last?
Do you know it sucks when you play away?
Do you do her bad?
Do you keep her sweet?
Does it ever make you sad?
Do you smoke to much?
Do you always rush?
Do you miss your friends when your at her ends?
Do you fuck her trust?
Do you know her kind?
Do you do alright?
Do you know your sick?
Do you look right back?
Do you scream her name?
Do you feel okay?
Do you ever feel bad?
Do you feel her close?
Do you set the bar?
Do you fan the flames?
Do you just go slow?
Do you fake your moves?
Are you not so tough?
Do you lead her on?
Do you scare her off?
Do you trap her in?
Do you let her out?
Do you pick her up?
Do you put her down?
Underneath well your not worth the food between her teeth.
No, you not worth the food between her teeth.
Do you know her well?
Do you go by choice?
Do you she’s crashed?
Does she make you melt when you hear her voice?
Do you give her time?
Do you know she’s cool?
Do you play her for a fool?
Does she make you blush?
Do you like her style?
Does it make you wish you could stay for a while?
Do you know she’s nice?
Does she know your mean?
Does she know you lie?
Does she know where you’ve been?
Do you bring her in?
Do you screw her up?
Do you feel the same?
Do you feel anything?
Do you bless her mess?
Do you bless her soul?
When she walks away do you lose control?
Do you drink to much?
Do you lose your touch?
Is it just for now?
Do you sleep around?
Does she say its fine?
Does she know your bate?
and you fuck her mates.
Does she see you through?
Does she even mind?
Does she let you know?
Do you wind her up?
When you hold her hand, do you feel ashamed?
Do you let her go?
Do you give her jokes?
Do you entertain?
Do you understand?
Do you do enough?
Do you turn her on?
Do you switch her off?
Do you let her in?
Do you blow her out?
Do you fuck her up?
Do you let her down ?
Underneath well your not worth the food between her teeth.
No, your not worth the food between her teeth.
Lyrics submitted by loz_
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