DOWN BY THE ALBION (Robert J. Purvis and William
Elliott)
Home from work, get washed and shaved
The same routine from day-to-day
I'll see you when I get back from the albion
Here at 6 and drank all night
It's half past 10, I'm rather tired
I'll see you when I get back from the albion
CHORUS:
Lately I have noticed that you're really in bad shape
Leaning forward, growing older every day
I can well imagine all the action you have seen
You have seen, you have seen, you have seen
In the middle, on its own
Surrounded by the shattered stone
I'll curse the day that they pull down the albion
[scat singing (in place of solo)]
[repeat CHORUS]
Think ahead 10 years from now
And while we drink, remember all the good times that we had inside the albion
All the good times that we had inside the albion
All the good times that we had inside the albion.
Note: Albion is an ancient name for Great Britain or England (or even possibly
the British Empire)
©1975 Ganga Publishing B.V.
lyrics transcribed by Tom Brennan