I'm a boy - The Who "I'm a
Boy" gaat over een jongen door zijn ouders wordt gekleed als een meisje en een jongen wil zijn. Maar het nummer zou ook kunnen gaan over een meisje dat jongen wil zijn.
The
song was originally intended to be a part of a rock opera called
'Quads' which was to be set in the future where parents can choose the
sex of their children. The idea was later scrapped, but this song
survived and was later released as a single. The song is about a family
who "order" four girls, but a mistake is made and three girls and one
boy are delivered instead. The boy dreams of partaking in sports and
other boy-type activities, but his mother forces him to act like his
sisters and refuses to believe the truth (Thereby the refrain "I'm a
boy, I'm a boy, but my Mum won't admit it...".)
One girl was called Jean Marie
Another little girl was Felicity
Another little girl was Sally Joy
The other was me, and I'm a boy
My name is Bill, and I'm a head case
They practice making up on my face
Yeah, I feel lucky if I get trousers to wear
Spend evenings taking hairpins from my hair
I'm a boy, I'm a boy
But my ma won't admit it
I'm a boy, I'm a boy
But if I say I am, I get it
Put your frock on, Jean Marie
Plait your hair, Felicity
Paint your nails, little Sally Joy
Put this wig on, little boy
Wanna play cricket on the green
Ride my bike across the street
Cut myself and see my blood
Wanna come home all covered in mud
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