I want a lot of what I haven't got and not much of what I have, and we want some of what they've got:
what a lot they've got! I want to look inside their secret box, I want to see what's in that great big pot,
I wonder if they're cheating? And maybe I'm fair game for every hustler on the take: Play fair, play square!
Count the pennies for a rainy day and peep out the window - Look at those ripe green fields over there!
Don't be Greedy, Don't Be Sly, Don't Be Selfish, cut the pie, in equal slices, two for the master, one for the dame
none for the little boy: never gets the best bit! he stuck his thumb in, pulled out a plum. They took it, just the same.
I want a lot and what I haven't got they want a lot, they want to look inside my secret treasure box
fill up my pot and max it up and give me extra helpings, I said. why should I not covet my neighbours ox?
it's a very fine ox , I wonder where they got it, we never had an ox like that when I was a child even though we tried
Mother hustled
and Father rustled
But Mum got busted
and Da wasn't trusted
and I always knew that damned knave would steal those tarts.....
To bed to bed said sleep heady, tomorrow we'll upset their apple carts
But tarry a while, the neighbours are setting off on holiday, said slow
I heard they had a big lottery win, so let's rob them once they go.
Put on the pan, said greedy Nan, we'll take the ox and all their sheep
dig up their vegetables, steal their diamonds, make a stew while they sleep
but the King of Spade and the queen of hearts just got a divorce
she got custody of the kids, half the house and a good horse
and the nouveau riche the Queen of Diamonds and the King of Clubs
blew their ill-gotten gains and easy money in casinos and backstreet pubs
the neighbours dazzling jewels and hidden coins are all fakes and forged
and all night long, on tales of corruption and extravagance we gorged.
(eva day)
