The John Bull Tin

Verse He said it saved him from a bullet once But I did not believe He's just an old man in the park half drunk on rum As he rolled another smoke and closed the John Bull Tin He said, "I've carried that since 1941." Rubbed and worn a shiny silver Blue letters chipped away His memories and tabacco fit within He had one religious medal that he carried near his heart But his pride and joy was that old John Bull Tin Verse He said. "It used to be a tire patch kit But that was long ago It's memories and tabacco now my friend Ya know some folks need a magic lamp To conjure up their dreams But mine are kept inside the John Bull Tin." Rubbed and worn a shiny silver Blue letters chipped away His memories and tabacco fit within He had one religious medal that he carried near his heart But his pride and joy was that old John Bull Tin Verse I found it lyin' in the grass In a park near Shepherd's Bush I never saw that old man again I guess he rolled a final smoke And went to his reward Why else would he have dropped the John Bull Tin? Rubbed and worn a shiny silver Blue letters chipped away His memories and tabacco fit within He had one religious medal that he carried near his heart But his pride and joy was that old John Bull Tin Outro His pride and joy was that old John Bull Tin