“They're Moving Father's Grave”

Description

"They're moving Father's grave to build a sewer." Father's remains are being moved "to irrigate some posh bloke's residence"; the singer hopes his ghost will haunt the pipes, "for they had the bleeding nerve/To muck about a British workman's grave"

Notes

Pity we don't have the keyword "class-struggle". - PJS

References

  1. Silber-FSWB, p. 267, "They're Moving Father's Grave" (1 text)
  2. DT, SEWERMOV SEWERMO2
  3. Roud #10391
  4. BI, FSWB267

About

Author: unknown
Found in: Britain