Margate

Album: Job Lot (1982)
Charted: 46
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  • Well, I've been working hard to reach me target
    To earn a few bob for a day trip down to Margate
    I'm gonna blow the lot tomorrow on all me family
    We catch the coach at eight, so don't be late, we're off to see the sea
    Hurry up will ya grandad, come on we're going

    Down to Margate, don't forget your buckets and spades and cossys and all
    Down to Margate, we'll have our fill of jellied eels at the cockle stall
    Down to Margate, we'll go on the pier and we'll have a beer aside of the sea
    Down to Margate, you can keep the Costa Brava
    I'm telling ya mate, I'd rather have a day down Margate with all me family

    Along the promenade we'll spend some money
    Then we'll find a spot on the beach that's simply sunny
    The kids will all enjoy themself digging up the sand
    Collecting stones and winkle shells to take back home to nan
    Behave yourself grandad, or you won't be going

    Down to Margate, don't forget your buckets and spades and cossies and all
    Down to Margate, we'll have our fill of jellied eels at the cockle stall
    Down to Margate, we'll go on the pier and we'll have a beer aside of the sea
    Down to Margate, you can keep the Costa Brava
    I'm telling ya mate, I'd rather have a day down Margate with all me family

    You can keep the Costa Brava and all of that palaver
    Going no farther, me I'd rather have me a day down Margate with all me family Writer/s: Charles Hodges, David Peacock
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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