A Country Practice
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I feel like a beggar accepting alms
Then being pelted with figs
I study my steadily declining chart placings
They greet me with freezing cold inhospitality
Hey, where did that bloke go who said I was vital?
I possess the mild air of a retail tobacconist
That's because I'm a retail tobacconist
But the mayflies on a Berkshire trout river
Would probably tell you a different story
About ham-fisted diadems and momentary daydreams
Of mythical dividends and illusory boardroom suits
In the room festooned with fat beef certificates
From county shows
Duff leg Bryn had drank too much again
Most of Wem was steering clear of him
I've got no time for this 12th consecutive Rose Bowl
Cos at Sunday next at ten to four
I've got an invitation for
A trip around Katharine Hamnett's warehouse
Followed by dinner with David Emmanuel
Whom I can't wait to tell about my dream
In which the almost illegal Elton Welsby
Is dressed as a French maid on a moonless byway
Licking his lips as he creeps ever closer
Fast falls the eventide
Fast falls the eventide
The public appearance of bitter ex-soap stars
Who thought they could go on and do other things beside
The Centre Court amusement at the ballboy's mishap
That bobbing up and down thing that they do at the Proms
Opinionated weather forecasters telling me it's going to be a miserable day
Miserable to who? I quite like a bit of drizzle so stick to the facts
Channel 4 presents "Blowjob"
Introduced by Adrian and Sophie Horn
Who is of course one bloke with a pierced dick
Who's just had the nod from Planet 24
Hear him say "surreal, bizarre, sad git"
Yes indeedy, completely and utterly footy anorak and respect
Before whipping the audience up into doing the Time Warp
Watch him take us live to "The Queen's Arse and Firkin"
Where Joseph Bloggs and his amazing Technicolour shellsuit
Are about to abort their Steely Dan routine
And instead embark upon 15 minutes of mantra-filled Oompah
15 minutes of mantra-filled Oompah
15 minutes of mantra-filled Oompah
Adrian / Sophie wants us, the viewers, to ring in
And say how we think the punters will react
(These are a few of my favourite things)
I'm incredibly bored with the word "millennium"
And with the Jehovah's Witnesses
Millions now earmarked will later be wasted
Her Majesty, marvellous, mother the musical
The fireworks lighting up the Houses of Parliament
Death in Trafalgar Square, death in the armchair
Of clichΓ©d old spinsters who never been loved
Every day is Australia day
"Sons and Daughters" and "Home and Away"
But then the news comes on and the sound goes down
Cos she can't be bothered with all them politicians
They're all just a bunch of flamin' drongos
She died with her telly on, 87 and confused
With not enough hospital beds cos all the money's been used
On the end of the century party preparations
And they reckon that the last thing she saw in her life was
Sting, singing on the roof of the Barbican
Sting, singing on the roof of the Barbican
T for Toxteth
T for Tennessee
T for Toxteth, T for Tennessee
T for Thatcher, that girl that made a wreck out of me
Old lady labelled me an idle
Old lady labelled me an idle
Old lady labelled me an idle layabout
Layabout
Layabout
Then being pelted with figs
I study my steadily declining chart placings
They greet me with freezing cold inhospitality
Hey, where did that bloke go who said I was vital?
I possess the mild air of a retail tobacconist
That's because I'm a retail tobacconist
But the mayflies on a Berkshire trout river
Would probably tell you a different story
About ham-fisted diadems and momentary daydreams
Of mythical dividends and illusory boardroom suits
In the room festooned with fat beef certificates
From county shows
Duff leg Bryn had drank too much again
Most of Wem was steering clear of him
I've got no time for this 12th consecutive Rose Bowl
Cos at Sunday next at ten to four
I've got an invitation for
A trip around Katharine Hamnett's warehouse
Followed by dinner with David Emmanuel
Whom I can't wait to tell about my dream
In which the almost illegal Elton Welsby
Is dressed as a French maid on a moonless byway
Licking his lips as he creeps ever closer
Fast falls the eventide
Fast falls the eventide
The public appearance of bitter ex-soap stars
Who thought they could go on and do other things beside
The Centre Court amusement at the ballboy's mishap
That bobbing up and down thing that they do at the Proms
Opinionated weather forecasters telling me it's going to be a miserable day
Miserable to who? I quite like a bit of drizzle so stick to the facts
Channel 4 presents "Blowjob"
Introduced by Adrian and Sophie Horn
Who is of course one bloke with a pierced dick
Who's just had the nod from Planet 24
Hear him say "surreal, bizarre, sad git"
Yes indeedy, completely and utterly footy anorak and respect
Before whipping the audience up into doing the Time Warp
Watch him take us live to "The Queen's Arse and Firkin"
Where Joseph Bloggs and his amazing Technicolour shellsuit
Are about to abort their Steely Dan routine
And instead embark upon 15 minutes of mantra-filled Oompah
15 minutes of mantra-filled Oompah
15 minutes of mantra-filled Oompah
Adrian / Sophie wants us, the viewers, to ring in
And say how we think the punters will react
(These are a few of my favourite things)
I'm incredibly bored with the word "millennium"
And with the Jehovah's Witnesses
Millions now earmarked will later be wasted
Her Majesty, marvellous, mother the musical
The fireworks lighting up the Houses of Parliament
Death in Trafalgar Square, death in the armchair
Of clichΓ©d old spinsters who never been loved
Every day is Australia day
"Sons and Daughters" and "Home and Away"
But then the news comes on and the sound goes down
Cos she can't be bothered with all them politicians
They're all just a bunch of flamin' drongos
She died with her telly on, 87 and confused
With not enough hospital beds cos all the money's been used
On the end of the century party preparations
And they reckon that the last thing she saw in her life was
Sting, singing on the roof of the Barbican
Sting, singing on the roof of the Barbican
T for Toxteth
T for Tennessee
T for Toxteth, T for Tennessee
T for Thatcher, that girl that made a wreck out of me
Old lady labelled me an idle
Old lady labelled me an idle
Old lady labelled me an idle layabout
Layabout
Layabout
β±οΈ Synced Lyrics
[00:08.22] I feel like a beggar accepting alms
[00:10.97] Then being pelted with figs
[00:14.52] I study my steadily declining chart placings
[00:17.22] They greet me with freezing cold inhospitality
[00:20.94] Hey, where did that bloke go who said I was vital?
[00:27.26] I possess the mild air of a retail tobacconist
[00:30.87] That's because I'm a retail tobacconist
[00:34.59] But the mayflies on a Berkshire trout river
[00:38.08] Would probably tell you a different story
[00:40.73] About ham-fisted diadems and momentary daydreams
[00:44.32] Of mythical dividends and illusory boardroom suits
[01:01.58] In the room festooned with fat beef certificates
[01:12.48] From county shows
[01:15.10] Duff leg Bryn had drank too much again
[01:18.80] Most of Wem was steering clear of him
[01:22.46] I've got no time for this 12th consecutive Rose Bowl
[01:28.73] Cos at Sunday next at ten to four
[01:32.36] I've got an invitation for
[01:35.92] A trip around Katharine Hamnett's warehouse
[01:39.55] Followed by dinner with David Emmanuel
[01:42.25] Whom I can't wait to tell about my dream
[01:44.98] In which the almost illegal Elton Welsby
[01:48.57] Is dressed as a French maid on a moonless byway
[01:53.06] Licking his lips as he creeps ever closer
[01:55.87] Fast falls the eventide
[01:59.46] Fast falls the eventide
[02:20.12] The public appearance of bitter ex-soap stars
[02:33.72] Who thought they could go on and do other things beside
[02:40.05] The Centre Court amusement at the ballboy's mishap
[02:43.64] That bobbing up and down thing that they do at the Proms
[02:47.28] Opinionated weather forecasters telling me it's going to be a miserable day
[02:51.85] Miserable to who? I quite like a bit of drizzle so stick to the facts
[03:03.59] Channel 4 presents "Blowjob"
[03:13.42] Introduced by Adrian and Sophie Horn
[03:15.28] Who is of course one bloke with a pierced dick
[03:18.93] Who's just had the nod from Planet 24
[03:22.58] Hear him say "surreal, bizarre, sad git"
[03:27.95] Yes indeedy, completely and utterly footy anorak and respect
[03:32.43] Before whipping the audience up into doing the Time Warp
[03:36.97] Watch him take us live to "The Queen's Arse and Firkin"
[03:40.57] Where Joseph Bloggs and his amazing Technicolour shellsuit
[03:44.25] Are about to abort their Steely Dan routine
[03:47.86] And instead embark upon 15 minutes of mantra-filled Oompah
[03:54.16] 15 minutes of mantra-filled Oompah
[03:58.65] 15 minutes of mantra-filled Oompah
[04:05.86] Adrian / Sophie wants us, the viewers, to ring in
[04:09.42] And say how we think the punters will react
[04:12.19] (These are a few of my favourite things)
[04:17.63] I'm incredibly bored with the word "millennium"
[04:34.75] And with the Jehovah's Witnesses
[04:37.44] Millions now earmarked will later be wasted
[04:41.08] Her Majesty, marvellous, mother the musical
[04:43.73] The fireworks lighting up the Houses of Parliament
[04:47.32] Death in Trafalgar Square, death in the armchair
[04:50.94] Of clichΓ©d old spinsters who never been loved
[04:53.60] Every day is Australia day
[04:57.38] "Sons and Daughters" and "Home and Away"
[05:00.97] But then the news comes on and the sound goes down
[05:03.62] Cos she can't be bothered with all them politicians
[05:07.24] They're all just a bunch of flamin' drongos
[05:13.52] She died with her telly on, 87 and confused
[05:17.11] With not enough hospital beds cos all the money's been used
[05:20.79] On the end of the century party preparations
[05:24.31] And they reckon that the last thing she saw in her life was
[05:27.93] Sting, singing on the roof of the Barbican
[05:30.77] Sting, singing on the roof of the Barbican
[05:34.35] T for Toxteth
[05:51.42] T for Tennessee
[05:55.02] T for Toxteth, T for Tennessee
[06:02.38] T for Thatcher, that girl that made a wreck out of me
[06:09.59] Old lady labelled me an idle
[06:13.10] Old lady labelled me an idle
[06:15.83] Old lady labelled me an idle layabout
[06:21.26] Layabout
[06:26.66] Layabout
[06:31.19]
[00:10.97] Then being pelted with figs
[00:14.52] I study my steadily declining chart placings
[00:17.22] They greet me with freezing cold inhospitality
[00:20.94] Hey, where did that bloke go who said I was vital?
[00:27.26] I possess the mild air of a retail tobacconist
[00:30.87] That's because I'm a retail tobacconist
[00:34.59] But the mayflies on a Berkshire trout river
[00:38.08] Would probably tell you a different story
[00:40.73] About ham-fisted diadems and momentary daydreams
[00:44.32] Of mythical dividends and illusory boardroom suits
[01:01.58] In the room festooned with fat beef certificates
[01:12.48] From county shows
[01:15.10] Duff leg Bryn had drank too much again
[01:18.80] Most of Wem was steering clear of him
[01:22.46] I've got no time for this 12th consecutive Rose Bowl
[01:28.73] Cos at Sunday next at ten to four
[01:32.36] I've got an invitation for
[01:35.92] A trip around Katharine Hamnett's warehouse
[01:39.55] Followed by dinner with David Emmanuel
[01:42.25] Whom I can't wait to tell about my dream
[01:44.98] In which the almost illegal Elton Welsby
[01:48.57] Is dressed as a French maid on a moonless byway
[01:53.06] Licking his lips as he creeps ever closer
[01:55.87] Fast falls the eventide
[01:59.46] Fast falls the eventide
[02:20.12] The public appearance of bitter ex-soap stars
[02:33.72] Who thought they could go on and do other things beside
[02:40.05] The Centre Court amusement at the ballboy's mishap
[02:43.64] That bobbing up and down thing that they do at the Proms
[02:47.28] Opinionated weather forecasters telling me it's going to be a miserable day
[02:51.85] Miserable to who? I quite like a bit of drizzle so stick to the facts
[03:03.59] Channel 4 presents "Blowjob"
[03:13.42] Introduced by Adrian and Sophie Horn
[03:15.28] Who is of course one bloke with a pierced dick
[03:18.93] Who's just had the nod from Planet 24
[03:22.58] Hear him say "surreal, bizarre, sad git"
[03:27.95] Yes indeedy, completely and utterly footy anorak and respect
[03:32.43] Before whipping the audience up into doing the Time Warp
[03:36.97] Watch him take us live to "The Queen's Arse and Firkin"
[03:40.57] Where Joseph Bloggs and his amazing Technicolour shellsuit
[03:44.25] Are about to abort their Steely Dan routine
[03:47.86] And instead embark upon 15 minutes of mantra-filled Oompah
[03:54.16] 15 minutes of mantra-filled Oompah
[03:58.65] 15 minutes of mantra-filled Oompah
[04:05.86] Adrian / Sophie wants us, the viewers, to ring in
[04:09.42] And say how we think the punters will react
[04:12.19] (These are a few of my favourite things)
[04:17.63] I'm incredibly bored with the word "millennium"
[04:34.75] And with the Jehovah's Witnesses
[04:37.44] Millions now earmarked will later be wasted
[04:41.08] Her Majesty, marvellous, mother the musical
[04:43.73] The fireworks lighting up the Houses of Parliament
[04:47.32] Death in Trafalgar Square, death in the armchair
[04:50.94] Of clichΓ©d old spinsters who never been loved
[04:53.60] Every day is Australia day
[04:57.38] "Sons and Daughters" and "Home and Away"
[05:00.97] But then the news comes on and the sound goes down
[05:03.62] Cos she can't be bothered with all them politicians
[05:07.24] They're all just a bunch of flamin' drongos
[05:13.52] She died with her telly on, 87 and confused
[05:17.11] With not enough hospital beds cos all the money's been used
[05:20.79] On the end of the century party preparations
[05:24.31] And they reckon that the last thing she saw in her life was
[05:27.93] Sting, singing on the roof of the Barbican
[05:30.77] Sting, singing on the roof of the Barbican
[05:34.35] T for Toxteth
[05:51.42] T for Tennessee
[05:55.02] T for Toxteth, T for Tennessee
[06:02.38] T for Thatcher, that girl that made a wreck out of me
[06:09.59] Old lady labelled me an idle
[06:13.10] Old lady labelled me an idle
[06:15.83] Old lady labelled me an idle layabout
[06:21.26] Layabout
[06:26.66] Layabout
[06:31.19]