UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT (Parts 1 & 2)
The Barron Knights - 1966
PART 1 (A Side)
(Guitar chord.....Hah-huh, sorry chaps!)
It doesnft seem to matter what party is in power
Our country always seems in a state, in a state
(But what do you propose to do about it?)
Wefll acquire a rocket ship
Send all the politicians up to Mars
And then this country can be run
By all our favourite stars
When wefre in Downing Street
Herefs what wefll do
Blah-blah-blah-blah, blah-blah-blah
Wefll reorganise the Revenue
Blah-blah-blah-blah, blah-blah-blah
Wefll review the tax
I donft like pipes and macs
Like you know who
Now, the ????? of Downing Street
Have told The Ministry of War
That they must stop the secrets
Going out of their back door
Our security is getting weak
Now, we find that it has gone and sprung a leak
Oh Mama, call the plumber
The promise that you knew can't come back again
Because theyfre busy working on
The big brain drain, Mama, what a lumber
Unfortunately it would be impossible to fit
P.J. Proby in the Government
eCause he would cause a split
So before you think the Party will last for many years
Hefs always making promises
But ending up in tears
Jimmy Saville was advised
When ??? blue he died his hair
?????? is giving up his ??????
And Sonnyfs got his Cher
David and Jonathan had rows at Number Ten
As leaders of the Union, theyfre appealing to the men
Brothers of the World, letfs strike
Come to the meeting on your bike
Leave your Rolls-Royce in the yard
Donft forget your union card
We will strike till they agree
To stop all this redundancy@
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PART 2 (B Side)
To our transatlantic friends
A telegram we sent
And now theyfre here to help us out
In our new Parliament
What a day for a new scheme
What a day to give the fellahs a treat
Wefll knock the prices at closedown
When we nationalise Carnaby Street
As ever the girls are alright as they are
As long as their mini-skirts donft stray too far
And if theyfre affected by the breeze
They can lower their hemlines down to their knees
While the Spoonfulfs dream their day away
The Beach Boys are fixinf it so theyfre okay
Within the sound of old Big Ben
This was heard from one of them
I like it at Westminster
eCause there is a nice young spinster
She doesnft need any lessons
On procedure at all-night sessions
Shefs the most promising backbencher, too
To run a country is a great responsibility
The groups might crack beneath the strain
And then where would they be
Remember when you heard us say
That we would stop the squeeze
And fix things up so that you wouldnft have to work
Well.....
We tried it anyhow, but then the days got worse and worse
And now you see wefve gone completely out of our minds
And.....
Theyfre coming to take us away, hah-hah
Theyfre coming to take us away, ho-ho, hee-hee, hah-hah
>From Parliament thatfs driving us mad with the credit squeeze
And the price of cheese, and sawdust now is tuppence-a-pound
And they're coming to take us away, waaahhhhhhhh
Let's put the stars back on the stage
Before our country goes to ruin
And let's bring back the real M.Ps
'Cause they know what they're doin'
(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2010)
(Contributed by Jean-Marie del Fabbro - August 2010)
