{"id":579,"date":"2013-09-04T16:27:51","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T16:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/index.php\/selling-england-by-the-pound-lyrics\/"},"modified":"2013-09-04T16:27:51","modified_gmt":"2013-09-04T16:27:51","slug":"selling-england-by-the-pound-lyrics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/index.php\/selling-england-by-the-pound-lyrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling England by the Pound &#8211; Lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\" cellspacing=\"4\" style=\"width: 850px; \">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-488\" alt=\"\" class=\"cke-resize\" src=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2_selling05-955.jpg\" style=\"float: left; width: 300px; height: 300px; \" width=\"385\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2_selling05-955.jpg 385w, https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2_selling05-955-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2026.ikon2023.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2_selling05-955-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; \">\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Peter Gabriel &#8211; lead voice, flute, bass Drum, tamborine, oboe<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony Banks &#8211; organ, mellotron, piano, electric piano, 12 string, voices<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Mike Rutherford &#8211; bass, bass pedals, 12 string, cello, voices<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Steve Hacket &#8211; electric guitar, 12 string &#038; 6 string solo<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Phil Collins &#8211; drums, percussion, lead voice on &#8220;More fool me&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>&nbsp;OCTOBER 1973<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; vertical-align: top; \">\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tDANCING WITH THE MOONLIT KNIGHT<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Can you tell me where my country lies?&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tsaid the unifaun to his true love&#8217;s eyes.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;It lies with me!&#8221; cried the Queen of Maybe&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8211; for her merchandise, he traded in his prize.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Paper late!&#8221; cried a voice in the crowd.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Old man dies!&#8221; The note he left was signed &#8216;Old Father Thames&#8217;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8211; it seems he&#8217;s drowned;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tselling england by the pound.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tCitizens of Hope &#038; Glory,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tTime goes by &#8211; it&#8217;s &#8216;the time of your life&#8217;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tEasy now, sit you down.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tChewing through your Wimpey dreams,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tthey eat without a sound;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tdigesting england by the pound.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tYoung man says &#8216;you are what you eat&#8217; &#8211; eat well.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tOld man says &#8216;you are what you wear&#8217; &#8211; wear well.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tYou know what you are, you don&#8217;t give a damn;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tbursting your belt that is your homemade sham.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Captain leads his dance right on through the night&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8211; join the dance&#8230;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tFollow on! Till the Grail sun sets in the mould.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tFollow on! Till the gold is cold.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tDancing out with the moonlit knight,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tKnights of the Green Shield stamp and shout.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThere&#8217;s a fat old lady outside the saloon;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tlaying out the credit cards she plays Fortune.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe deck is uneven right from the start;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tall of their hands are playing apart.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Captain leads his dance right on through the night&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8211; join the dance&#8230;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tFollow on! A Round Table-talking down we go.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tYou&#8217;re the show!&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tOff we go with. &#8211; You play the hobbyhorse,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI&#8217;ll play the fool.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWe&#8217;ll tease the bull&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tringing round &#038; loud, loud &#038; round.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tFollow on! With a twist of the world we go.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tFollow on! Till the gold is cold.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tDancing out with the moonlit knight,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tKnights of the Green Shield stamp and shout.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; \">\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI KNOW WHAT I LIKE (IN YOUR WARDROBE)<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s one o&#8217;clock and time for lunch,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhen the sun beats down and I lie on the bench,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI can always hear them talk.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThere&#8217;s always been Ethel:&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Jacob, wake up! You&#8217;ve got to tidy your room now.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd then Mister Lewis:&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Isn&#8217;t it time that he was out on his own?&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tOver the garden wall, two little lovebirds &#8211; cuckoo to you!&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tKeep them mowing blades sharp&#8230;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI know what I like, and I like what I know;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tgetting better in your wardrobe, stepping one beyond your show.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSunday night, Mr Farmer called, said:&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Listen son, you&#8217;re wasting your time; there&#8217;s a future for you&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tin the fire escape trade. Come up to town!&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tBut I remebered a voice from the past;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Gambling only plays when you&#8217;re winning&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8211; I had to thank old Miss Mort for schooling a failure.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tKeep them mowing blades sharp&#8230;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI know what I like, and I like what I know;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tgetting better in your wardrobe, stepping one beyond your show.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhen the sun beats down and I lie on the bench,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI can always hear them talk.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tMe, I&#8217;m just a lawnmower &#8211; you can tell me by the way I walk.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; vertical-align: top; \">\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tFIRTH OF FIFTH<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe path is clear&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThough no eyes can see&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe course laid down long before.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd so with gods and men&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe sheep remain inside their pen,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThough many times they&#8217;ve seen the way to leave.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHe rides majestic&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tPast homes of men&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWho care not or gaze with joy,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tTo see reflected there&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe trees, the sky, the lily fair,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe scene of death is lying just below.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe mountains cuts off the town from view,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tLike a cancer growth is removed by skill.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tLet it be revealed.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tA waterfall, his madrigal.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAn inland sea, his symphony.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tUndinal songs&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tUrge the sailors on&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tTill lured by sirens&#8217; cry.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tNow as the river dissolves in sea,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSo Neptune has claimed another soul.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd so with gods and men&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe sheep remain inside their pen,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tUntil the Shepherd leads his flock away.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe sands of time were eroded by&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe river of constant change.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tMORE FOOL ME<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHere I am&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWho while away the mornings&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSince you&#8217;ve gone&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tToo long have I lay alone&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tNot knowing which way to turn.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd there you are&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tQuite sure that you were right&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tKnowing full well&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThat I&#8217;d be the first one&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tTo go down.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd you&#8217;d be the one who was laughing&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tExcept when things weren&#8217;t going your way&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThen the lady would say that she&#8217;d had enough&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWandering around on her own.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe day you left&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI think you knew you&#8217;d not be back&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWell at least it would seem that way&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tBecause you never said goodbye.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tBut when it comes round to you and me&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI&#8217;m sure it will work out alright.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd you&#8217;d be the one who was laughing&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tGiving me something I don&#8217;t need&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tYou know, I&#8217;d always hold you and keep you warm&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tOh! more fool me.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tBut when it comes&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tRound to you and me&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI ask myself&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tDo I really believe&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tIn your love.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tYes, I&#8217;m sure it will work out alright.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right; vertical-align: top; \">\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tTHE BATTLE OF EPPING FOREST<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t(Taken from a news story concerning two rival gangs fighting&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tover East-End Protection rights)&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAlong the Forest Road, there&#8217;s hundreds of cars &#8211; luxury cars.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tEach has got its load of convertible bars, cutlery cars &#8211; superscars!&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tFor today is the day when they sort it out, sort it out,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8217;cause they disagree on a gangland boundary.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tYes, they disagree on a gangland boundary.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThere&#8217;s Willy Wright and his boys &#8211;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tone helluva noise, that&#8217;s Billy&#8217;s boys!&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWith fully-fashioned mugs, that&#8217;s Little John&#8217;s thugs,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Barking Slugs &#8211; supersmugs!&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tFor today is the day when they sort it out, sort it out,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tthese Christian soldiers fight to protect the poor.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tEast end heroes got to score in&#8230;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Battle of Epping Forest,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tit&#8217;s the Battle of Epping Forest,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tright outside your door.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tYou ain&#8217;t seen nothing like it.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tNo, you ain&#8217;t seen nothing like it,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tnot since the Civil War.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tComing over the hill are the boys of Bill,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tand Johnny&#8217;s lads stand very still.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWith the thumpire&#8217;s shout, they all start to clout&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8211; there&#8217;s no guns in this gentleman&#8217;s bout.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tGeorgie moves in on the outside left&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\twith a chain flying round his head;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tand Harold Demure, from Art Literature,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tnips up the nearest tree.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t(Here come the cavalry!)&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAdmidst the battle roar,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\taccountants keep the score: 10-4.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThey&#8217;ve never been alone, after getting a radiophone.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe bluebells are ringing for Sweetmeal Sam, real ham,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\thanding out bread and jam just like any picnic.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s 5-4 on William Wright; he made his pile on Derby night.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhen Billy was a kid, walking the streets,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tthe other kids hid &#8211; so they did!&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tNow, after working hard in security trade, he&#8217;s got it made.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe shops that need aid are those that haven&#8217;t paid.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;I do my double-show quick!&#8221; said Mick the Prick, fresh out the nick.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;I sell cheap holiday. The minute they leave,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tthen a visit I pay &#8211; and does it pay!&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAnd his friend, Liquid Len by name,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tof Wine, Women and Wandsworth fame,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tsaid &#8220;I&#8217;m breaking the legs of the bastard that got me framded!&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThey called me the Reverend when I entered the Church unstained;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tmy employers have changed but the name has remained.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tIt all began when I went on a tour,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\thoping to find some furniture.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tI followed a sign &#8211; it said &#8220;Beautiful Chest&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tIt led to a lady who showed me her best.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tShe was taken by surprise when I quickly closed my eyes.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSo she rang the bell, and quick as hell&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tBob the Nob came out on his job&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tto see what the trouble was.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Louise, is the Reverend hard to please?&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;You&#8217;re telling me!&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Perhaps, sir, if it&#8217;s not too late.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\twe could interest you in our Staffordshire plate?&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Oh no, not me, I&#8217;m a man of repute.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tBut the Devil caught hold of my soul and a voice called out &#8220;Shoot!&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tTo save my steeple, I visited people;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tfor this I&#8217;d gone when I met Little John.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHis name came, I understood,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\twhen the judge said &#8220;You&#8217;re a robbing hood.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHe told me of his strange foundation,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tconceived on sight of the Woodstock nation;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\the&#8217;d had to hide his reputation.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhen poor, &#8217;twas salvation from door to door.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tBut now, with a pin-up guru every week,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tit&#8217;s Love, Peace &#038; Truth Incorporated for all who seek.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHe employed me as a karmacanic, with overall charms.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tHis hands were then fit to receive, receive alms.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThat&#8217;s why we&#8217;re in&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Battle of Epping Forest,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tit&#8217;s the Battle of Epping Forest,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tright outside your door.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWe guard your souls for peanuts,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tand we guard your shops and houses&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tfor just a little more.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tIn with a left hook is the Bethnal Green Butcher,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tbut he&#8217;s countered on the right by Mick&#8217;s chain-gang fight,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tand Liquid Len, with his smashed bottle men,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tis lobbing Bob the Nob across the gob.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWith his kissar in a mess, Bob seems under stress,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tbut Jones the Jug hits Len right in the mug;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tand Harold Demure, who&#8217;s still not quite sure,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tfires acorns from out of his sling.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t(Here come the cavalry!)&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tUp, up above the crowd,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tinside their Silver Cloud, done proud,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tthe bold and brazen brass, seen darkly through the glass.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe butler&#8217;s got jam on his Rolls; Roy doles out the lot,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\twith tea from a silver pot just like any picnic.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tAlong the Forest Road, it&#8217;s the end of the day&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tand the Clouds roll away.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tEach has got its load &#8211; they&#8217;ll come out for the count&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tat the break-in of day.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tWhen the limos return for their final review, it&#8217;s all thru&#8217;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8211; all they can see is the morning goo.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;There&#8217;s no-one left alive &#8211; must be draw.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tSo the Blackcap Barons toss a coin to settle the score.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; \">\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Cinema Show<span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;Home from work our Juliet<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;Clears her morning meal.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;She dabs her skin with pretty smells<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;Concealing to appeal.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;I will make my bed,<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;She said, but turned to go.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;Can she be late for her cinema show?<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;Romeo locks his basement flat,<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;And scurries up the stair.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;With head held high and floral tie,<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;A weekend millionaire.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;I will make my bed<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;With her tonight, he cries.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;Can he fail armed with his chocolate surprise?<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;Take a little trip back with father Tiresias,<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;Listen to the old one speak of qall he has lived through.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;I have crossed between the poles, for me there&#8217;s no mystery.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;Once a man, like the sea I raged,<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;Once a woman, like the earth I gave.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;There is in fact more earth than sea.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAFTER THE ORDEAL (INSTRUMENTAL)<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAISLE OF PLENTY<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;I don&#8217;t belong here&#8221;, said old Tessa out loud.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Easy, love, there&#8217;s the Safe Way Home.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8211; and, thankful for her Fine Fair discount, Tess Co-operates&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStill alone in o-hell-o&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8211; see the deadly nightshade grow&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tENGLISH RIBS OF BEEF CUT DOWN TO 47p LB&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPEEK FREANS FAMILY ASSORTED FROM 17 1\/2 to 12&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFAIRY LIQUID GIANT &#8211; SLASHED FROM 20p TO 17 1\/2&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTABLE JELLYS AT 4p EACH&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tANCHOR BUTTER DOWN TO 11p FOR A 1\/2&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBIRDS EYE DAIRY CREAM SPONGE ON OFFER THIS WEEK.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s Scrambled Eggs.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"index.php?option=com_content&#038;view=featured&#038;Itemid=101\">Go Back<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ckimgrsz\" style=\"left: 18px; 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