Flaming June - words Mike Sadler, tune - Maggie May.
Chorus:
Oh, FlaminÕ FlaminÕ June you spoke half an hour to soon
YouÕre a better man than I am Gunga Din
When the sun shines bright on Totton
The stench is something rotten,
But itÕs better when the tide is coming in.

I knew a man Silvester comes from somewhere near Winchester
Had a row of 40 medals on his chest
He came all the way from Tokyo and with a ////// Banjo
And with //////// these skiffle types /////////

I was on my way to Fawley feeling somewhat poorly
Cadged a fag off someone who I dare not name
When I asked him for a light he sure gave me a fright
He said climb up and get one off the Fawley Flame.

Now I went to a party both Bohemian and arty
All the local bums and parasites were there
When some they had a nogginÕ
The rest were merely snogginÕ
TheyÕll be tipsy when they all come up for air.

The morals of this nation give us cause for consternation
//////////////// every day
They say keep the party clean, so donÕt go where sheÕs been
//////////////// next day.

With all this radiation there is bound to be mutation
And the sexual roles will have to be revised
And if a woman lingers with a beast with 15 fingers
She wonÕt be ///////////////
SheÕll just be televised.

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Taken down - as well as possible! From a recording made by Ron Coe at Chichester College, Sussex in 1966.
Performed by Dave Williams, Vic Wilton and Pete Mills.
This track is available on the CD - YouÕre On Nipper: Dave Williams.
This being a compilation of Dave Williams performances made after his death by Forest Tracks Records, of which Dave was a founding member.
See: http://www.forest-tracks.co.uk/


Tim Radford