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I read the news today oh boy
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About a lucky man who made the grade
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And though the news was rather sad
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Well I just had to laugh, I saw the photograph
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He blew his mind out in a car
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He didn't notice that the lights had changed
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A crowd of people stood and stared
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They'd seen his face before
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Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords
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I saw a film today oh boy
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The English Army had just won the war
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A crowd of people turned away
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But I just had to look having read the book
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Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head
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Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
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And looking up, I noticed I was late
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Found my coat and grabbed my hat,
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Made the bus in seconds flat
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Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
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And somebody spoke and I went into a dream
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I heard the news today oh boy
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Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
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And though the holes were rather small
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They had to count them all
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Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall
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I'd love to turn you on