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GOOD GRIEF,GOLLY,GOSH(no grandfather clocks left)  (February 2009)
Words to another one of my songs,which is a duet.First line by working class northern male,second line by sweet, but not so innocent, well bred southern female, and so on.Taken from a chapter in my life.
1st verse
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Where there's muck there's money,
good grief golly gosh
and oil is sweeter than honey
good grief golly gosh
but diggin'for coal ain't funny
good grief golly gosh
you never see a topless bunny
good grief, golly golly, gosh gosh gosh.

2nd verse
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There's people who still wear flat hats
good grief golly gosh
and walk around in steel toe caps
good grief golly gosh
they still lose their jobs on a cry day
good grief golly gosh
and wait for the dole on a friday
good grief golly golly gosh gosh gosh

3rd verse
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Mum scrubs floors in a mornin'
good grief golly gosh
no wonder she's always yawnin'
good grief golly gosh
dad says that he's sick of tryin'
good grief golly gosh
sometimes I hear him cryin'
good grief golly golly gosh gosh gosh

chorus
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But it's tough when you have to say good grief
good golly and good gosh
Sometimes it takes the pleasure out of being incredibly posh.

last verse
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Gran says that we won the war, see
good grief golly gosh
so that folk could hunt on a horsey
good grief golly gosh
we never 'ave grouse in our 'ouse
good grief golly gosh
it don't go well with burned scouse
good grief golly golly, gosh gosh gosh
good grief golly golly gosh gosh gosh
good grief golly golly golly golly gosh gosh gosh!!

Repeat chorus and last verse.

GRANDFATHER CLOCKS AM I!