Rawlplugs of Yesteryear (Breaking the States)

Let me take you back to 1910
John Joseph's pondering in his den
He's got a contract with The British Museum
He's got a variation on a theme

Rawlplugs of yesteryear
Rawlplugs of yesteryear
Jute fibres soaked in blood and glue
Rawlplugs of yesteryear
Rawlplugs of yesteryear
He did it all for me and you

How to keep the masonry from harm
Make good the job without alarm
Come on John Joseph, hold your nerve
You've got a reputation to preserve

Rawlplugs of yesteryear
Rawlplugs of yesteryear
There's nothing much more left to say
Rawlplugs of yesteryear
Rawlplugs of yesteryear
Just trying to write a song to break the USA

In the 1960s the jute fibre was replaced by a thermoplastic device
An improvement, doubtless, though nowhere near as romantic

Breakin' the USA
Breakin' the USA
You’ve gotta press the flesh and tour the country wide

Breakin' the USA
Breakin' the USA
You've gotta get those college radio jocks onside
Jocks onside

Rawlplugs of yesteryear
Rawlplugs of yesteryear
From Boston, Mass. to San Francisco Bay

Rawlplugs of yesteryear (whoah-oh)
Rawlplugs of yesteryear
Sing it out across the USA