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from No​.​2 Happy Fun Tunes by Man Of Arun

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Some might say this was the song I was born to write. Some. Not many.

I had a sore throat when I recorded the words but sadly it didn't make my voice sound any better.

Doesn't mono up wonderfully well but does make the lyrics more legible, if not more understandable.

lyrics

I would have waited a minute but the minutes had gone
They knock off at four-thirty their Union is strong
Left me holding a pig in a poke
And feeling like a punchline without any joke
I think it's fair to say these aren't Arcadian days
Caveat emptor is my middle name
Always the optimist, never the bride
Given the choice I'll always pick the wrong side

They were gone, gone, gone,
So long, long, long
I thought they'd lost their way
They were gone, gone, gone,
So long, long, long
I assumed they'd gone astray

I liked you once, or was it twice
But I really should have taken some professional advice
Now I'm paying for failure of your fools endeavour
And a water bill about the size of Nebuchadnezzar's.
I live out my days on the crest of a slump
Scanning through the small print till I've got the hump
Terms and conditions never won fair lady
Now there's wolves at the door and rats in the belfry

They've been gone, gone, gone,
So long, long, long
Did they take the scenic route?
They've been gone, gone, gone,
So long, long, long
If they're not here soon I'm gonna have to leave

Safe in a fortress on my Maginot line
Straightforward metaphor for a life that's passing by
Through Belgium

I've never been near a university but I've got a lot of records by XTC
A bit part player in a very small pond
Hanging on for dear life to my sense of pun
I girdle my loins and I quench my fists
The very merry model of a modern humanist
A sentence is worth at least a thousand selfies
If you're not going to buy it put it back on the shelf please

They've been gone, gone, gone,
So long, long, long
I don't think they're coming back
They've been gone, gone, gone,
So long, long, long
I've nothing left to say

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from No​.​2 Happy Fun Tunes, released December 11, 2019
By Robert Boole

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Man Of Arun Horsham, UK

I am somewhat terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music may be put on record forever.

Arthur Sullivan 1888

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