The Ups and Downs in the Life of Mr Toil and Strif
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Lyric written in 1968 when I was 17
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THE UPS AND DOWNS IN THE LIFE OF Mr TOIL AND STRIFE
Trev Teasdel March 1968 Coventry.
He’s sitting on his posterior,
Feeling that he’s inferior,
With a sudden burst of hysteria
He acts upon an impulse.
He’s sitting on the railings
Contemplating his failings,
Unable to reach compromises
With the problems that he so despises
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One day he’s up and around,
Next day you’ll find that he’s fallen down.
He cannot keep his feet on the ground.
The Ups and Downs in the life of Mr Toil and Strife.
The Ups and Downs in the life of Mr Toil and Strife.
To him his virtues are inconspicuous.
He feels he is ridiculous.
The grass is greener over yonder,
Of that he loves to ponder.
On occasions his gusto tends to ascend
But on many things that does depend,
Company and success
Inspire him more than words can express.
The figures of authority
Are the root of his inferiority.
His hurt he tries to hide
As they tread upon his pride.
An endless life of labour.
An unsociable next door neighbour.
A life of little variety.
A life that’s full of anxiety.
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