And The Boys Wore Makeup

Vera's house still has that room to let
She's still smoking hand rolled cigarettes
That she bought from the corner store ever since the war
Bought from the corner store, for fifty years or more, fifty years before

And the boys wore makeup
Ginny never lost her head
And the boys wore makeup
She got up and walked away

Vera's house still has that room to let
She's still smoking hand rolled cigarettes
That she bought from the corner store ever since the war
Bought from the corner store, when the customer came first
For fifty years or more, fifty years before
Never changed the brand, stained her ageing hands

And the boys wore makeup
Ginny never lost her head
And the boys wore makeup
She got up and walked away

(© Sputnik Weazel & Ernie O'Brian
...from The Audience "1979 - 1984" - CD 2008)

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Ernie: Vocals / guitars
Sputnik: Vocals / Drums
Boppa: Bass
Dave: Keyboards