Put my hand on the Bible
Doing it for liable
It's suing season
And I am broke

Buy me some happy
Find me some passion
Will it ever happen?
Heaven knows

Sometimes you've got to get the joke
It's the only thing that keeps this bloke afloat
Who put this spanner in my spokes?
I can't change how it's wrote

Classy or flashy
At home with Lassie
They all walk past me
I wouldn't know

Make me a new man
Find me a new plan
I am a sports fan
A real bloke

Sometimes you've got to get the joke
It's the only thing that keeps this bloke afloat
Who put this chainsaw in my spokes?
I can't change how it's wrote

When my ship comes in
She'll be on it
Eating a fresh kebab
And I want it
And I want it now

(Scat)

Sometimes you've got to get the joke
It's the only thing that keeps this bloke afloat
Who put this chainsaw in my spokes?
I can't change how it's wrote

Sometimes you've got to get the joke
It's the only thing that keeps this bloke afloat
Who put this chainsaw in my spokes?
I can't change how it's wrote

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    I've known this song for a while now but I started to appreciate it more after seeing Robbie and his musician performing it live in his dvd's "Angels" :) Funny use of words.

    Gabigson August 11, 2005   Link
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    When my ship comes in She'll be on it

    Ehm no rob i won't

    iris10on June 29, 2007   Link

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