Uncle Arthur

uncle arthur

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strikes the bell for five o’clock , uncle arthur closes shop ,

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screws the tops on all the bottles , turns the lights out , locks it up .

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climbs across his bike and he’s away –

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cycles past the gas works , past the river , down the high street ,

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back to mother . it’s another empty day .

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uncle arthur – likes his mummy – uncle arthur – still reads comics –

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uncle arthur – follows bat – man – .

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round and round the rumours fly , how he ran away from mum ,

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on his thirty – second birthday , told her that he’d found a chum .

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mother cried and raved and yelled and fussed –

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arthur left her no illusion brought the girl round , save confusion ,

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sally was the real thing not just lust .

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uncle arthur – vanished quickly – uncle arthur – and his new bride –

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uncle arthur – follows sally – .

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round and round goes arthur’s head , hasn’t eaten well for days ,

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little sally may be lovely , but cooking leaves her in a maze .

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uncle arthur packed his bags and fled .

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back to mother , all’s forgiven serving in the family shop , he gets

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his pocket money , he’s well fed .

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uncle arthur – passed the gas works – uncle arthur – passed the river –

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uncle arthur – down the high street – uncle arthur – follows mother – .