I've heard he's into leather and what they both do when they're together
Curtains twitch in suburbia tonight
I've heard that they're not real brothers, 'cause their mam went with another
Taproom gossip in suburbia tonight

And the mother's meet and does the rounds
Hasn't Sheila Jackson piled on the pounds?
It wouldn't spread much quicker if you put it on the internet

What's going on at number 34? Kev says there's bodies buried underneath the floor
But this isn't murder it's just Grenocide
Can you believe that Keeley's with him again? A clever lass but she's daft when it comes to men
Walls have ears and there's nowhere to hide

In the corner shop all the rumors start
With the dirty looks and the sly remarks
It wouldn't spread much quicker if you put it on the internet

Have you heard that Sue's expecting, Mark says 'cause Donna texted him
Chinese whispers and spies on mother care
Apparently he's off the wagon, he's been seen in the George and Dragon
Put your eyes back in don't ya know it's rude to stare

And all the decent people sleep in decent beds
In preparation for another day of decentness
If that's so decent then ill be something else

She's had a black one. She's had a white one. She's had a brown one
And Johnny reckons that he saw her in the chemist buying something for the weekend
I'm telling ya its true 'cause my cousin is her best friend

She's had a black one. She's had a white one. She's had a brown one
And Johnny reckons that he saw her in the chemist buying oral contraception
It can't be for her hubby 'cause he can't get an erection


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    ye skeggy553 the reverend reads poems out before all their songs at concerts and he did this one at leeds fest

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