Theyve offered me early retirement
Well offereds not really the word
Theyve ad a re-think, an theyre closin us
down,
Well, leastways, thats what weve eard.
Last week, there were rumours of takeover bids
But no-one could make ead or tail
Although theyve got some more YTS kids
So ow can we be up for sale?
Sometime in the summer, we were doin grand
Accordin to t' ouse magazine
So why are th sellin? ah cant understand
Unless theres a buyer thats keen.
But if it IS true what theyre sayin
The ones with their ears ter th ground
Theyre transferrin t' assets to
maybe Taiwan
Its something to do with the pound.
Ahve worked for this compny since ah was a lad
Ahve done ivvery job in the shop
An just when ah thought ah were due for a rise
It looks like ahm gerrin the chop.
Well, ah dont really fancy the prospect,
Redundant at my time of life,
Ive fifteen more years of ard work left in me.
Ah wonder ow ah can tell t' wife?
Therell be me redundancy payment
Should add up ter quite a few bob
But what do ah do fer the rest of me life?
Ahd rather be keeping me job.
June 1984