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A, G, D, A  
AUnemployments Grising
In the DChigley end of Atown
And it's Aspeading like pneuGmonia;
Doesn't Dlook like going dAown.
There's Atrouble at the fGire station;
DSomeone's had the Asack.
And the Alads have organGised a scheme
To get Drid of CaAptain Flack.
C, A, G, D, A, C, A, G, D, A  
Tell PC McGarry
To get himself a mate.
And arm themselves with C.S.Gas
They're gonna be out late.
We've had Kant conformism since 1966.
And now subversions in the air
In the shape of flying bricks!
C
FSomeone get a message through
To CCaptain Snort
That they Ebetter start assembling
The Amboys from the fort.
FKeep Mrs. Honeyman Cright out of sight,
'Cause there's Egonna be riot
Down in ATrumpton Tonight.
A, G, D, A  
All this aristocracy
Has really got to stop.
We'll overthrow the surgery
And kidnap Doctor Mop
And Chigley Militant Socialists
Will storm the market square
And make plans to assasinate
Our autocratic mayor!
Windy Militant rages past
With Corn grinders to war
With windmill sails and bombs with nails
They smash the town hall door.
But Snorty and the boys arrive
With one big erstwhile crew
Whereupon they bring about
A military coup.
Chorus

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The Trumpton Riots

by Half Man Half Biscuit

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A G D A

, , ,

A G

Unemployments rising

D A

In the Chigley end of town

A G

And it's speading like pneumonia;

D A

Doesn't look like going down.

A G

There's trouble at the fire station;

D A

Someone's had the sack.

A G

And the lads have organised a scheme

D A

To get rid of Captain Flack.

C A G D A C A G D A

, , , , , , , , ,

Tell PC McGarry

To get himself a mate.

And arm themselves with C.S.Gas

They're gonna be out late.

We've had Kant conformism since 1966.

And now subversions in the air

In the shape of flying bricks!

Someone get a message through

To Captain Snort

That they better start assembling

The boys from the fort.

F C

Keep Mrs. Honeyman right out of sight,

'Cause there's gonna be riot

Down in Trumpton Tonight.

A G D A

, , ,

All this aristocracy

Has really got to stop.

We'll overthrow the surgery

And kidnap Doctor Mop

And Chigley Militant Socialists

Will storm the market square

And make plans to assasinate

Our autocratic mayor!

Windy Militant rages past

With Corn grinders to war

With windmill sails and bombs with nails

They smash the town hall door.

But Snorty and the boys arrive

With one big erstwhile crew

Whereupon they bring about

A military coup.

Chorus

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