Little Goody Two Shoes

Lyrics

You can take a powder

You can take a drink

You can keep the shrink

And the kitchen sink

You can write my name in heaven in invisible ink

Just leave it, baby, when there's no time to think

Little goody two shoes is here to clinch

You can miss it by a mile or you can miss by an inch

Don't move a muscle, baby, don't even flinch

Or little goody two shoes will feel the pinch

You can take me under

You can give me a lip

You can take me over

You can give me the slip

You can take off everything or tear me off a strip

With a bullet in the chamber and another in the clip

Little goody two shoes is here to clinch

You can miss it by a mile or you can miss by an inch

Don't move a muscle, baby, don't even flinch

Or little goody two shoes will feel the pinch

Just when you thought you got what you deserved

Just when it's time to stop trying

A voice says, "Boy, have you got a nerve

Why do you have to keep crying and crying?"

You can take me outside

You can take me apart

You can take me upstairs

You can take me to heart

You can take the decision that it's time to depart

Don't try to stop me when you told me to start

Little goody two shoes is here to clinch

You can miss it by a mile or you can miss by an inch

Don't move a muscle, baby, don't even flinch

Or little goody two shoes will feel the pinch

Credits

• Written by: Elvis Costello
• Produced by: Geoff Emerick
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar

Steve Nieve - keyboards

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

Discography

Albums:

• none

Singles:

• none

Collections:

• Out Of Our Idiot, 1987 (CD only)

Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Alternate Versions:

• Little Goody Two Shoes (alternate version)

Imperial Bedroom (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2002

Covers

Recorded by:

• none
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Performed by:

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Bootlegs

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