(sung by the tramp) I’ll sing a song about some people you might know They made front pages in the news not long ago But now they’re just part of a crowd And i wonder where they all are now. Where have all the swinging londoners gone? Ossie clark and mary quant And what of […]
(sung by working class man, middle class man and upper class man) I’m just a simple working man Gettin’ by the best i can In this crazy mixed-up muddled-up world that i live in. I’m a middle class sort of a guy I’m not rich but i get by Pretending that i know just what […]
(sung by the tramp) Once under a scarlet sky i told you never ending lies, But they were the words of a drunken vagabond Who knew very well he would break your heart before long Oh forgive me genevieve. Now i’ve come back to see sweet lady genevieve, This time i’ll give you some security […]
(sung by the tramp) I’m sitting by the side of a river Underneath the pale blue sky I’ve got no need to worry, i’m in no hurry I’m looking at the world go by. Just sitting in the midday sun, Just soaking up that currant bun, With no particular purpose or reason Sitting in the […]
Once upon a time In a faraway land Lived a villain called flash He was such a wicked man He terrorized the people He broke arms and crushed hands He ruled with a fist and he purchased all the land Then he plowed up the fields and cut down the trees For property speculation And […]
(sung by johnny thunder and chorus) See johnny thunder sitting on his motorbike Riding along the highway, Rock and roll songs from the nineteen-fifties Buzzing around in his brain. Johnny thunder he’s one of the original bebop generation And he’s got no time for complicated music or too much sophistication. He’s one of the survivors, […]
(sung by chorus) We are sick and tired Of being promised this and that. We work all day, we sweat and slave To keep the wealthy fat. They fill our heads with promises And bamboozle us with facts, Then they put on false sincerity Then they laugh behind our backs. 1st chorus Money and corruption […]
(sung by chorus and scared housewives) You’d better run, you’d better fly. Hide your daughters, hide your wives. Lock your doors and stay inside Here comes flash. There’s no way that you can win, You must obey his every whim, Or else he’s going to do you in. Here comes flash. He will smile at […]
Demolition - Preservation: Act 1
(sung by flash and his cronies in their den) I spy with my little eye Anything here that i can buy. I see a little thatched cottage Looking so neat With compulsory purchase we can buy it up cheap. Then we’ll pull up the floor boards, Knock down the walls, Rock the foundations, Until the […]
