S trikes the bell for f ive o'clock Uncle Arthur c loses shop
screws the tops on a ll the bottles turns the lights out l ocks it up.
C limbs across his b ike and he's aw ay-
c ycles past the gas works past the r iver down the h igh street
back to m other. It's ano ther empty d ay.
U ncle Ar thur- l ikes his mummy- U ncle Ar thur- s till reads comics-
U ncle Ar thur- f ollows Bat-man-.
R ound and round the r umours fly how he ran aw ay from mum
on his thirty-s econd birthday told her that he'd f ound a chum.
M other cried and r aved and yelled and f ussed-
A rthur left her n o illusion b rought the girl round s ave confusion
S ally was the r eal thing not just lu st.
U ncle Ar thur- v anished quickly- U ncle Ar thur- a nd his new bride-
U ncle Ar thur- f ollows Sally-.
R ound and round goes A rthur's head hasn't eaten w ell for days
little Sally m ay be lovely but cooking leaves her i n a maze.
U ncle Arthur p acked his bags and f led.
B ack to mother a ll's forgiven s erving in the f amily shop he g ets
his pocket m oney he's well f ed.
U ncle Ar thur- p assed the gas works- U ncle Ar thur- p assed the river-
U ncle Ar thur- d own the high street- U ncle Ar thur- f ollows mother-.