thanks to guest, 15 Nov 21, I have looked up lyrics to

THE WOBBLING MAN (John Neville)

THE WOBBLING MAN
I laughed unknowingly as a boy
The wobbling man was like a toy
You’d wind him up and let him go
And watch him wobble to and fro

But soon I learned to laugh no more
When I’d hear the key turn in the door
The silence came no one would talk
Around on eggshells we would walk

Momma Momma tell me why
The dark clouds always fill our sky
While other children laugh and play
I find a corner and hide away

Children gather it’s time to eat
Times are tough, we don’t have meat
But hidden upstairs in and old top coat
Is a pocket filled with ten pound notes

Search the pockets, check them deep
We pray the Lord our souls to keep
For taking the money when we can
From the angry, sleeping, wobbling man

Oh Momma Momma please don’t lie
Sometimes I wish that he would die
Don’t make excuses for him to me
I’m older now and I can see

A woman bends to stoke the fire
The flames were once like her desire
She held for the man who shared her dreams
Who turned out to be cold and mean

I see the pain, hear the abuse
That comes from alcohol misuse
From the neighbour’s eyes the pity came
We walked with our heads hung in shame

Oh Momma Momma please don’t cry
I’ll wipe a salt tear from your eye
Come the whispered words of a little boy
Some day you’ll find your house of joy

The years slip by, but take their toll
They’ve stolen this woman’s heart and soul
I think as her life begins to fade
The house of joy she’s finally made

As a cold October morn begins
An old man cries for his past sins
To his lips a picture I see him press
Of a dancing woman in a wedding dress

Oh Momma Momma I can’t but cry
I wipe a salt tear from my eye
Your time has come, you’ve reached your peace
From your troubled world you’ve been released.

http://www.johnnevillemusic.com/?page_id=30#C11