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MALINGERER'S DAY OFF
MANACLED IN THE DARKEST DANKEST DUNGEON
MANILA ENVELOPE
MESMERISED AND DELIRIOUS
MILDRED FROM MILTON KEYNES
MY PARTNER HAS GONE WITHOUT ME
MY PLACE IS HERE
MYOPIA IN UTOPIA
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MALINGERER’S DAY OFF Song lyric 150
Nothing to do, nowhere to go-oh-oh,
So contented with discontentment,
Yet overwhelmed by boredom’s undertow.
The extent of this resentment
Only kith and kin will ever know
Kicking his heels life is unattractive,
No motivation to keep him interactive,
Celebrating a malingerer’s day off.
Devoid of thoughts, devoid of ideas,.
So sullen and expressionless,
Exaggerated by timorous fears
This sudden but confessionless
Negative state of mind appears.
Idling around, foolishly persistent.
No occupation can be kept consistent
Celebrating a malingerer’s day off.
Indolence and lethargy develop
And squalid surroundings envelop
The central characters in a fog of torpor,
Decadence rules and enslaves the pauper.
Copyright 1992 Arthur J.P. Strand
Song lyric 150
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MANACLED IN THE DARKEST DANKEST DUNGEON
Song lyric 134
Unknown to following comrades,
The captives were incarcerated.
The same fate would befall them.
Their opposition was under-rated.
Deliverance from this fortress,
Where tyrants torture and bludgeon,
Friends attempt to rescue minstrels,
Manacled in the darkest dankest dungeon.
Hazardous routes confronted them
As they returned from their crusades.
This is a scene that often develops
During and after wartime raids
Copyright 1992 Arthur J.P. Strand
Song lyric 134
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MANILA ENVELOPE Song lyric 046
A manila envelope was delivered early today
Addressed to me stating that the company would pay
An increase in salary. Then the formal letter
Said they’d given me promotion. The prospects look better.
Manila envelope:: Manila envelope ::.
A manila envelope arrived later this afternoon
Containing a statement to settle an account soon
Or interest would be charged in the normal manner.
I’ll deduct this myself as would a financial planner.
Copyright 1965 Arthur J.P. Strand
Song lyric 046
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MESMERISED AND DELIRIOUS Song lyric 100
I recovered from a fever
After I got back home again
And already vowed never more to see her
On account of all the strain.
I was feeling a need of company.
Side by side with a sense of guilt
While listening to a symphony,
A renewed relationship was built.
As you grew ever more serious,
You became mesmerised and delirious
We discovered a new contact
And went abroad again,
Having signed a proper contract,
All was crystal clear made plain.
I developed love-lorn malaria,
More or less a hopeless case
Almost uncontrollable hysteria
Who would want to be in my place?
Copyright 1979 Arthur J.P. Strand
Song lyric 100
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MILDRED FROM MILTON KEYNES Song lyric 153
Mildred, Mildred from Milton Keynes,
Mildred, Mildred from Milton Keynes,
She bought two new washing machines.
Mildred, Mildred loves outer space,
Mildred, Mildred loves outer space,
She knows she’s not part of the mad rat race.
Mildred, Mildred grows special herbs,
Mildred, Mildred grows special herbs.
She learnt loads of nouns and verbs.
She put one gate to the east,
She put one gate to the west.
Now she knows which one is best.
Copyright 1992 Arthur J.P. Strand.
Song lyric 153
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MY PARTNER HAS GONE WITHOUT ME Song lyric 020
I walked down the road to number eight,
Knocked on the door but I had to wait.
Her mother answered the knock on the door,
Said that she’d left an hour before.
My partner has gone without me
Because I was late.
My partner won’t think about me
She didn’t wait.
Well, I know the girl at number three.
I remember when she used to dance with me’
With a dancing partner in reserve,
That’s more luck than I deserve.
Then there’s my neighbour at number five,
She’s a favourite at the rock’n’roll and jive.
I’ll be dancing my life away,
If we’re dancing every day.
Copyright 1964 Arthur J.P. Strand
Song lyric 020
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MY PLACE IS HERE Song lyric 029
My place is here next to you.
My duty calls me to the crew,
No matter what the sense of gloom,
When we’re together in one room.
My place is here.
My place is here.
Our illusions and dreams,
The planning and schemes,
Expeditions and returns
To where a prodigal man’s home fire burns.
My place is here.
My place is here.
Since you understand that I move around,
I try hard to quickly cover ground.
I tell myself, ‘’ more haste, less speed
And get back home as soon as we’re freed.
Copyright 1965 Arthur J.P. Strand
Song lyric 030
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MYOPIA IN UTOPIA Song lyric 124
From out of the land of milk and honey,
We receive signals way off beam.
Some that are serious turn out funny.
Those who miss the point live a daydream.
Too short=sighted to see beyond his hose,
Far too blinkered to understand this pose
Sense myopia in utopia.
Miss out on the cornucopia
From those too slow to catch a cold.
The intended target has flown,
Lacking awareness but staying bold,
Headlong into oblivion chances are thrown.
Copyright 1992 Arthur J.P. Strand
Song lyric 124
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