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Clever Trevor Lyrics
Just cos I ain't never 'ad, no, nothing worth having
Never ever, never ever
You ain't got no call not to think I wouldn't fall
Into thinking that I ain't too clever
And it ain't not having one thing nor another
Either, neither is it anything, whatever
And it's not not knowing that their ain't nothing showing
And I answer to the name of Trever, however
Just cos I ain't never said, no, nothing worth saying
Never ever, never never, ever
Things 'ave got read into what I never said, 'till me mouth becomes me 'ead
Which ain't not all that clever
And it's not not saying one thing nor not another
Neither, either is it anything I haven't said, whatever
And it ain't not proving that me mind ain't moving
And I answer to the name of Trever, however
Knock me down with a feather
Clever Trevor
Widebrows wonder whether Clever Trevor's clever
Either have they got
Nor neither haven't not
Got no right to make a clot
Out of Trevor
Why should I feel bad about something I ain't 'ad
Such stupidness is mad cos nothing underfoot
Comes to nothing less to add to a load of old toot
And I ain't half not half glad cos there's nowhere to put it
Even if I 'ad I'm a bit of a Jack the Lad
Knock me down with a feather
Clever Trevor
Widebrows wonder whether Clever Trevor's clever
Either have they got
Nor neither haven't not
Got no right to make a clot
Our of Trevor
<i>"Also, it takes much longer to get up north, the slow way."</i>
Never ever, never ever
You ain't got no call not to think I wouldn't fall
Into thinking that I ain't too clever
And it ain't not having one thing nor another
Either, neither is it anything, whatever
And it's not not knowing that their ain't nothing showing
And I answer to the name of Trever, however
Never ever, never never, ever
Things 'ave got read into what I never said, 'till me mouth becomes me 'ead
Which ain't not all that clever
And it's not not saying one thing nor not another
Neither, either is it anything I haven't said, whatever
And it ain't not proving that me mind ain't moving
And I answer to the name of Trever, however
Clever Trevor
Widebrows wonder whether Clever Trevor's clever
Either have they got
Nor neither haven't not
Got no right to make a clot
Out of Trevor
Such stupidness is mad cos nothing underfoot
Comes to nothing less to add to a load of old toot
And I ain't half not half glad cos there's nowhere to put it
Even if I 'ad I'm a bit of a Jack the Lad
Clever Trevor
Widebrows wonder whether Clever Trevor's clever
Either have they got
Nor neither haven't not
Got no right to make a clot
Our of Trevor
Song Info
Submitted by
azkm On Oct 10, 2010
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The correct spelling of the title of this song (yes, I know that it LOOKS wrong!) is "Clevor Trever". The implication being that the character is so stupid that he can't even spell his own name correctly...
It might be that, but Dury also liked to make up stupid words so they rhymed. For example;
It might be that, but Dury also liked to make up stupid words so they rhymed. For example;
I'd rendez-vouez with Janet quite near the Isle of Thanet she looked more like a gannet she wasn't half a prannet
I'd rendez-vouez with Janet quite near the Isle of Thanet she looked more like a gannet she wasn't half a prannet
Prannet isn't really a word, but its funny.
Prannet isn't really a word, but its funny.
So maybe it's Clever Trever to make it more similar.
So maybe it's Clever Trever to make it more similar.