Grass For Blades

[Intro]
Uhh, ladies and gentlemen, we have to cut in here uhh- go straight on to the next number here, uhh... There appears to be a slight hitch in the schedule... Take it cool here uhh- you can buy a tea or coffee, it's very cheap here, we're doing a special kind of offer here that- uhh... Play the piano! Just play anything, doesn't matter, play... yeah, keep playing there now...

[Verse 1]
Atomic man embossed on hues of
Money greens that swell and ooze will
Scratch his chin as if to muse that
All this winning meant to lose
'Though he slaved and hated his dues
Here he was, no time to choose
A way to change and try to fuse him-
Self into the waiting queues around him

[Verse 2]
"Attack you fools!" the captain bawls
"I'll have your heads upon my walls!"
Rows of heroes crouch to crawls
Bomb bamboo huts and village halls
Smash ping-pong bats with cannon balls
As Ali-Baba's, sheiks and Sauls
Debag Goliath as he falls
And the Statue of Liberty climbs and mauls everything

[Verse 3]
"Champagne for the hero whore
Watch your step in all that gore
But not too much, he'll scream for more"
El pres. advices from the door
"For though he's filled from skin to core
It's not enough he'll whine for sure, so
Say it's we who keep the score, and
Nail him back upon the floor, yeah"

[Verse 4]
So there he works, still at large
Behind his smiles and his camouflage
Of nice white coats and college grades
That hide blue suits with golden braids
And though I hope the smell just fades
It does not go but leads to raids on
Bamboo huts in country glades
Where the people use the grass for blades
Ain't that something?

[Outro]
Yeah, yeah we- we're gonna have to carry on now with the show, we're running a bit late here, ladies and gentlemen. Uhm we- we have to uhh... we're gonna have to finish up here you see...