Album: other songs

You're Only Jealous

Perhaps it was the holiday we spent abroad last year
It could have been the wine we drank last night
Possibly the palace needs a second coat of paint
But that doesn't condone setting it alight
Why does the butler look so smug
And the gardener, well he looks even worse
He's sent me every flower that he's dug
And have you ever seen a chauffeur drive a horse

You're only jealous
You're only jealous
You're only jealous
You're only jealous

Perhaps it is the quantity of acres that we own
It could be their allotment's only small
Maybe we should reconsider giving them a wage
For a taste of money's worse than none at all

The parlour maid's a deadly quiet lass
Never really comes out of her shell
But every time I talk to her she offers me a glass
Of a drink that she never drinks herself

You're only jealous
You're only jealous
You're only jealous
You're only jealous

Stir it up, stir it up, stir it up, stir it up, stir it up

Of the company I keep
Of the styles you never meet
Of the caviar they eat
Whilst you're chewing at your wheat
(You're only jealous)
The hours that they sleep
Whilst you're sweating in the heat
(You're only jealous)
The masses at their feet
Their tongue between their cheek
(You're only jealous)
Think of stronger men and weak
Think a vulture and its beak
(You're only jealous)
Think of oil, think of sheik
Think of lorn and company
(You're only jealous)
Think of admiral and fleet
Think of public school elite
(You're only jealous)
Think of leaders and their sheep
Think of butchers and their meat
(You're only jealous)
Think of leaders and their sheep
Think of butchers and their meat
(You're only jealous)
Think of leaders and their sheep
Think of butchers and their meat