Words (North)

Where the early signs of ending
Are declared from bankers’ halls
And the safest place to stand (we’re told)
Is a checkout, after all

A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down
A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down

When her elderly aunt is dying
And the world seems very cruel
You can see she’s following orders
Not applied to those who rule

A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down
A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down

There’s a ring-a-ring-a-roses
And a stroll across the park
A policeman is patrolling
So don’t go there after dark
There’s a ring-a-ring-a-roses
And a breath that will not draw
A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down

And the backyard cats are snarling
Not a lot more I can say
Now, we’re at home forever
And cities will decay

A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down
A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down

You tried to ask me nicely
But I don’t know how to smile
There’re red crosses on the doorways
Of this sinking plaguey isle

A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down
A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down

There’s a ring-a-ring-a-roses
And a stroll across the park
A policeman is patrolling
So don’t go there after dark

There’s a ring-a-ring-a-roses
And a breath that will not draw
A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down

Well, there’s money when they need it
From the branches of a tree
But the capital’s magnetic
Doesn’t stick to you and me

A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down
A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down

So, we’re helping out the neighbours
While piling up our dead
And Dr Beak is saying
That “The Long One”’s in our head

A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down
A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down

There’s a ring-a-ring-a-roses
And a stroll across the park
A policeman is patrolling
So don’t go there after dark

There’s a ring-a-ring-a-roses
And a breath that will not draw
A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down

There’s a ring-a-ring-a-roses
And a stroll across the park
A policeman is patrolling
So don’t go there after dark

There’s a ring-a-ring-a-roses
And a breath that will not draw
A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down

There’s a ring-a-ring-o'-geranium,
A pocket full of uranium,
Hiro, shima
We all fall down

Ring-a-ring-a-roses
Another doorway closes
A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down

A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all fall down