Ray Davies, released on Muswell Hillbillies, © Davray Music Ltd. 1971
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He was just a workin' man,
Simple rules and simple plans,
Fancy words he didn't understand,
He loved with his heart,
He worked with his hands.
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Liberals dream of equal rights,
Conservatives live in a world gone by,
Socialists preach of a promised land,
But old uncle son, was an ordinary man.
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Bless you uncle son,
They won't forget you, when the revolution comes.
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Unionists tell you when to strike,
Generals tell you when to fight,
Preachers tell you wrong from right,
They'll feed you when you're born,
And use you all your life.
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Bless you uncle son,
They won't forget you when the revolution comes.
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