Horrible Histories: Charles Dickens Lyrics

[@rivak98]

this song is a blending of this charming man and heaven knows im miserable now

[@mitchell12375]

sparrowhead hawkins then a bit Sheila take a bow at the end

[@rivak98]

oh yeah

[@evandavies4151]

all of the horrible histories are parodies, i guess, of song like the georgian heavy metal song is Anarchy in the UK and the queen mary song is Mandy

[@schlongersaurus]

Evan Davies the dick Turpin one is stand and deliver

[@HB-ge9of]

i dont use caps because its edgy All the horrible history songs are parodies so that’s why they’re similar to other songs

[@chrisdarcyxx8747]

This is 100% the most underrated horrible histories song. Seriously, why is this not more iconic?

[@intheplums]

Because......... BOAST BATTLE!!!

[@noahnairne]

@@intheplums BOAST BATTLE on top

[@lottieisthequarry]

such a shame that the video was removed, its sooo funny and utterly brilliant. and i say that as a mad Moz/Smiths fan.

[@lottieisthequarry]

+General Kamakazi the live action video from the horrible histories show, for this song, it was great.. Dickens meets Morrissey. I adored it.

[@Nina5144]

Captain Kamakazi - that's right. Watching it on TV now (CBBC). Brilliant

[@Nina5144]

Captain Kamakazi - currently on BBC Iiplayer. Series 5 episode 3

[@alexishowarth5172]

it wasent removed im whatching in 11/4/19

[@rebelfriend1818]

maybe it was removed for non-british watchers

[@keaveygreen6557]

He absolutely nails Morrissey's voice 😂

[@frankieroplzloveme7526]

Keavey Green what’s the actually song

[@daisymae589]

Frank iero Plz love me it’s a mix of this charming man, heaven knows i’m miserable now and then a bit of sheila take a bow at the end - all by the smiths :)

[@thebritishempire8754]

​@@frankieroplzloveme7526 Heaven knows I'm miserable now.

[@milly5798]

Fun fact, I used to love this as a kid and I was desperate to find out what song it was based on. Skip a few years and I start listening to the smiths. They're the absolute love of my life and I'm glad I found them!!

[@the3pic1_mspandourworld]

I’d heard the smiths before (my dad played it in the car sometimes) and loved it and never realised this was based on them. Now I fully stan them and it’s obvious now lol

[@The_Studioworkshop]

❤️

[@a_tom204]

ME TOO

[@nobody_2405]

THATS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME

[@inthegrass11]

there's this band called The Smiths, they did a pretty good parody of this song

[@sugaseesaw4111]

Yhh

[@rurumi-chan]

Cant believe david bowie copied horrible historys Charles Darwin evolution song

[@rubyfox3424]

how I was introduced to the smiths... my favourite HH song

[@frankieroplzloveme7526]

Ruby Fox same

[@111ludoo]

Ruby Fox same

[@bexbayman7638]

Same hehe

[@marvelskies951]

Sameeee

[@infires2013]

Same

[@umbreonx6654]

The fact the actual song fits his character Thomas in ghosts so well and he sung the parody is just perfect

[@dinkodanko6706]

Only these guys possess the wit to take the piss out of Dickens and Morrissey in one attempt. Hilarious!

[@smithmcsmith9218]

***** Morrissey is in the Smiths

[@deanb4465]

+Canais Young They are the same

[@writeract2]

Looove Matt Baynton - One huge immense Talent - great gift Britain has:).

[@autumnsanimations449]

‘I failed to be an actor, despite my loud gob’ I’m laughing so much🤣🤣🤣

[@calientita104]

I was watching tv with dad who is in love with the Smiths and suddenly this song comes on and both of us fangirled so hard 😂😂👏👌

[@diegovelasco7397]

+Ximena Cruz YES!! THE SMITHS!!!! HEAVEN KNOWS HOW I´M MISERABLE NOW...!!!

[@matthewdeakin9939]

+Diego Cortez sounds like this charming man at the start

[@calientita104]

+Matthew Deakin Yes, it's sort of a big mashup

[@thegasmaskguy---]

But your dad is a man so how could he fangirl

[@_-Nyx-_]

​@@thegasmaskguy---fanboyed then?

[@jakenewitt8133]

Who remembers when horrible histories was actually good a funny good times😊😊

[@8Rincewind]

What do you mean?

[@anthonytaaffe1942]

Yeah but the actors are replaced

[@nataliamidzio]

@@anthonytaaffe1942 All of them? NUUUU

[@ellabellabingbong08]

Natalia Midzio yep all of the actors 😂😭

[@prudence433]

@@ellabellabingbong08 actually I think the guy who played King George 3rd in the George 4th song and Oliver Cromwell is still in horrible histories

[@missunicornlover8173]

this is one of my fave hh songs I

[@milly5798]

Miss Unicorn Lover I miss the idiots so much :(

[@vanillagacha5321]

I’ll make my kids watch it :3

[@bazdog4464]

The new HH will never be as good

[@moonsthetic__]

i think i heard that some of hh with the idiots in it have been deleted on netflix! i dont know i hope not i ove them

[@goofycidee]

NOOOOO IM STILL NINE AND I DIDN'T SAW ALL OF THEM WITH THE IDIOTS!!!

[@bencotton9156]

Absolutely brilliant! Perfectly captured The Smiths! Love this!

[@arvokimchi9666]

I remember watching this on TV as a kid and when this came on my dad started fangirling and told me to check out 'the smiths'. Thank you horrible histories, You gave me on of my fav bands with this.

[@basedblackbeard4456]

"Fangirling" lol Am interested in this style, any good smiths songs you can suggest?

[@arvokimchi9666]

my personal fav of theirs is 'bigmouth strikes again' but the two of their songs that this parody is based one are 'this charming man' and 'heaven knows I'm miserable now'.

[@basedblackbeard4456]

@@arvokimchi9666 I'll check it out. Wait, so this combines two songs? How is that even possible?

[@arvokimchi9666]

3 actually 'Shela take a bow' is at the end

[@basedblackbeard4456]

@@arvokimchi9666 damn, three? Great song still, one of my favs so it was a good idea.

[@awppenheimer]

This is such a good parody, one of the best HH songs

[@tobiashunt1923]

real, this got me into this smiths, what brilliant marketing

[@tobiashunt1923]

even tho morrissey would cry if he heard this 😭

[@lulujay5866]

doesnt anyone but me feel sorry for poor charles dickens!!?

[@lookausername1]

+Sarah King i do

[@calebt3013]

+Sarah King I DO!!!

[@HamCubes]

How can anyone read "David Copperfield" and not sympathize with CD? "David Copperfield" is my favorite book of all time and I have read every English, French and Russian classic. I can't even think of DC without getting choked up (The second scene with Miss Betsey Trotwood especially!) and I am not a particularly emotional person.

[@itzlily2053]

ive read David copperfield

[@ddbchow961]

Yes

[@meganelizabethgarwood3990]

HEAVEN KNOWS IM MISERABLE NOWWW

[@yousuffarah9703]

THIS IS A FUCKIN MASTERPIECE!!

[@gingaddict]

I was so glad dad was watching this episode with me, he's a big Morrissey Fan! He actually got me to watch this show in the first place!

[@abigailwaller3615]

this is fantastic still laughing now .. great smiths sketch / impression

[@aoifefaithmaplesden7559]

Mat legit has such a great voice.

[@DarkScythe22]

My mood of the week depends on which Horrible Histories song that gets stuck in my head

[@alexfranks3028]

This is honestly amazing! So fucking clever! This song mashup is honestly a masterpiece

[@morganxoxo8423]

hOW HAVE I JUST REALISED THIS IS A SMITHS PARODY OHMY

[@the3pic1_mspandourworld]

morgan xoxo Same. I’ve always loved the smiths and horrible histories and somehow I never noticed.

[@charleneamponsah9972]

I JUST REALISED THATS WHY IM HERE NOW

[@sophiecoles9502]

this literally gives me life :D Horrible Histories + The Smiths = My Fave song xD

[@BoganBrett]

I cannot stop listening to it - send help! (But yes, the Smiths and Horrible Histories is a great combination.)

[@literally-just-a-leaf]

Matt really took this opportunity to flex his singing skills on us

[@evo_is_confused]

I was thinking of this song's tune and couldn't remember which song it was. I'm happy I found it.

[@SOUTHWEST778]

Amazing song, need the video again

[@writeract2]

This show used to be 'da bomb' and this is extremely well-done, nicely written and funny but the show must have had a change in writing staff, not as sharp, clever or funny.

[@rialk]

Yeah and now there's a new cast :(

[@thomasalvarez6456]

Its still good, the history is great but the comedy isn`t the same.

[@writeract2]

Thomas Alvarez Yeah that was what i was commenting on - original cast - incredible - they had magic together.

[@Nina5144]

writeract2 La Principessa Anne - the new cast are OK but the BBC hit the jackpot with this lot

[@bennet8388]

I absolutely loved the old cast,but the new cast just aren't that funny,the jokes seem more forced in my opinion.

[@eleanorhogan8643]

I had no idea that Charles Dickens failed as an actor until I heard this song.

[@Nina5144]

This is just brilliant. The video is great, shame it's shown here. The cast are absolutely brilliant and the writers so clever

[@redeye1538]

I love this actor

[@Nina5144]

you can see the video currently on BBC iplayer. Search Horrible Histories: Series 5 episode 3

[@vermilliongecko]

From 11:37 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b021v2gw/horrible-histories-series-5-episode-3

[@roodiezmo3492]

Yeah...but only if you are in Uk

[@Mrs_Baynton]

This song is so underrated I love the sketch of the smiths the story behind it was so ad

[@BoganBrett]

I KNEW they were parodying the Smiths! Great song.

[@aspiringidiot400]

I grew up on The Smiths as my dad was a massive fan, so was probably one of the only kids who recognised the reference when this came out 😂

[@Uwu-zh6jz]

everyone had a crush on matt I got to meet him because of my uncle

[@lamilagrosa338]

la perfecta unión entre heaven knows i'm miserable now y this charming man !!!!! genios!!!!

[@nicolamott2845]

Absoloutely fantastic! Thought it was very dramatic, lovely son :)

[@lightningwaffle9528]

when he said 'but then i found a job' i thought 'and heaven knows im miserable now' and laughed to myself but then he said it at the end! wow! i wonder if it was the same singer or something? or just a little nod. or maybe this song came first?

[@drxpsy]

why this charming man AND heaven knows I'm miserable now

[@rabianisar3905]

LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!

[@emilie7178]

this charming man x heaven knows i’m miserable now

[@daisydoo112]

Olivia Gordan, you are really good at making lyric videos!

[@inthegrass11]

pure banger

[@elishastanden1465]

I'm I the only one who cries at this song because I love Charles Dickens?

[@_-Nyx-_]

I often listen to this while doing the Charles Dickens missions in AC syndicate.

[@rivak98]

the smiths, fucking brilliant

[@belemmendozareyes623]

OH SHIT LOVE EVEN MORE MAT!!!!!! 😍😘😙😚😄

[@chantellepride6368]

Mat really nails Morrissey 's voice!!!! 🙂

[@Koreoz_]

FRRR

[@marcusbreedon8198]

In the kitchen and thought wow my kids 5 and 4 yrs old have found a Smith's tune I haven't heard before 😂😂 came in to horrible histories on the TV 😂😂 so uncanny

[@therellbedayslikethis802]

This is so depressing.

[@georgeetboom7719]

This got me into the smiths lol

[@tobiashunt1923]

not the only one!!!

[@georgeetboom7719]

@@tobiashunt1923 high 🖐

[@soundlessfob5925]

It's funny how literally everything I watched as a kid has music I listen to now and I didn't notice. Like the Smiths here and in Charmed, and Joy Division in Skate 3 and probably heaps of others I can't think of right now

[@thegasmaskguy---]

WE MAKIN OUT OF THE CLASSIC BOOKS SECTION WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🗣️💯🔥🔥🗣️💯

[@kylefrank8785]

LOVE CHARLES DICKENS!!!!! SOOOOOOOO FUNNY!

[@EleanorWhite-ml9xw]

I like Mathew Baynton very much I always have and I always will 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💖💕💕💕💕💕💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💕💕💖💕💕💕💕💖💖💕💕💕💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@shonaghkennedy9875]

This is such a good Smiths cover 👀👀

[@Srups11HD]

Al Murray on drums though...

[@Thesliverpaw]

this song sounds very good :p

[@MaxGamer-bc4st]

My mum loves this song!!!!!!!🙂

[@madting8082]

My fav smiths song

[@borntobebookish7507]

I LOVE THIS!!!! Although ... I wonder how Moz feels about it?

[@ZeezoZootbaby]

my homework was about charles dickens n i finally found a bid with lyrics thanks!

[@oogityboogity5769]

Haha, Wackford Squeers

[@eleanorhogan8643]

Charles Dickens is much more jolly than John Steinbeck at least Charles has happy endings but John Steinbeck's work makes me want to gouge my eyes out.

[@alicedonutsedits]

We did of mice and men in year 9 last year, and what the hell. It was so sad

[@siriustvghost1500]

the song is of the smiths

[@alfiewhyte951]

Charles Dickens = Morrissey

[@sso_emmy5739]

My memory is quite foggy - Omg we have something in common

[@louiseearle3158]

I feel sorry for him

[@rozietheophane1169]

This song and the one about the bauld elderly guy are the only songs in which Mat is slightly less hot.

[@LauraSeabrook]

Take that Morrisey! :P

[@everwhatever]

Oh it's a miserable soul is it. I was adamant he said 'miserable sod'. Both even can rhyme with 'told' in a pinch

[@Radi_vvanker]

YES

[@uglyteenageboy97]

Based of This Charming Man by The Smiths... you’re welcome

[@lordgradious4370]

uglyteenageboy i love your profile picture

[@changestrangers]

"...and then I found a job" 🤣

[@kxvocx114]

Whats the original song?

[@ISAVIDAURRETA]

I supposed to be studying for math...

[@danielsherar749]

Me too

[@Lee333Ino]

Matt BAEynton

[@nicolamott2845]

Srry meant SONG

[@lostboi1115]

what's this a parody of?

[@EmilyMoran]

Charlotte Eggers A few songs by The Smith's, mostly Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

[@lilsels]

This is so the smiths core

[@nickclark9577]

this doesn't quite capture his miserable life - illness, prison, shamed and shunned all his life - this makes these sound minor, but it played a massive part in his books and hard, hard life

[@sugaseesaw4111]

Isn’t this the smiths

[@Koreoz_]

Yep! Its heaven knows I'm miserable now and this charming man!! All horrible histories songs are covers :)

[@Anarkysniper]

U still alive

[@siriustvghost1500]

what is the song?

[@ThiNguyen-lq4yf]

Ghimel Baynton heaven knows I'm miserable now

[@siriustvghost1500]

No,is this charming man

[@adonaiyah2196]

it's both actually

[@siriustvghost1500]

Mmmm...

[@OscillateWildly]

Correct. Verses are Heaven Knows and Chorus and main riff are like This Charming Man. There's a nod to Sheila Take a Bow as well

[@henrykidd4832]

The smiths have been taken out

[@annikadalley7397]

some of the lyrics don't quite match up with the song - they go on then change too quickly

[@jonathanstern5537]

What song is this a parody of?

[@anormalbucket2911]

This Charming Man by the smiths

[@Mami_Games]

Do u guys know these songs are gor kids

[@EleanorWhite-ml9xw]

I love Mathew Baynton very much I always have and I always will 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖he is the only one I love and look up to