Fings Aint What They Used To Be

Intro: Verso 1 They changed our local Palais into a bowling alley and Fings ain't what they used to be There's Teds in drainpipe trousers and Debs in coffee houses and Fings ain't what they used to be Bridge There used to be trams not very quick gotcha from place to place But now there's just jams half a mile thick Stay in the human race I'm walking Verso 2 They stuck parking meters outside our doors to greet us Fings ain't what they used to be Corr monkeys flying round the moon we'll be up there with 'em soon g Fings ain't what they used to be Once our beer was frothy but now its frothy coffee well Fings ain't what they used to be Bridge It used to be fun Dad an old Mam paddling down Sarthend But now it ain't done never mind chum Paris is where we spend our outings Verso 3 Grandma used to try an shock us all doing a knees up rock n' roll Fings ain't what they used to be Bridge We used to 'ave stars singers who sung a dixie melody They're buying guitars plinkty plonk Backing their selves with three chords only Verso 4 Ones we'd dance from 12 to 3 I've got news for Elvis P Fings ain't what they used ta There's a lot we used ta Fings ain't what they used ta be