Strikes the bell for 5 o'clock, Uncle Arthur closes shop
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Screws the tops on all the bottles, turns the lights out, locks it up
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Climbs across his bike and he's away
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Cycles past the gasworks, past the river, down the high street
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Back to mother, it's another empty day
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[CHORUS]
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Uncle Arthur likes his mommy
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Uncle Arthur still reads comics
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Uncle Arthur follows Batman
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Round and round the rumours fly, how he ran away from Mum
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On his 32nd birthday, told her that he'd found a chum Mother cried and raved and yelled and fussed
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Arthur left her no illusion, brought the girl round, save confusion
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Sally was the real thing, not just lust
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[CHORUS]
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Uncle Arthur vanished quickly
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Uncle Arthur and his new bride
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Uncle Arthur follows Sally
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Round and round goes Arthur's head, hasn't eaten well for days
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Little Sally may be lovely, but cooking leaves her in a maze
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Uncle Arthur packed his bags and fled
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Back to mother, all's forgiven, serving in the family shop
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He gets his pocket money, he's well fed
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Uncle Arthur past the gasworks
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Uncle Arthur past the river
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Uncle Arthur down the high street
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Uncle Arthur follows mother
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Uncle Arthur
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| David Bowie |
