1932 TELEGRAM DISASTER

More! It was a boring afternoon In summer 1932 When everybody in the world Had nothing much they had to do So with a paper and a pen Wrote out the words that they would send Send to Boy To send the world A telegram Well normally this worked out fine They sent out words along the line But they had never had to send This many messages before The operators cursed and swore The Britain Press's spokesmen roared They ran out of delivery boys So they had to hire more They telegrammed to prove that someone loved them They telegrammed to say that no one cared They telegrammed to say that they had nothing much to say They telegrammed to prove that they were there They telegrammed to say the sun went down before their eyes And they telegrammed to say the sun came back They telegrammed to hope they'd be remembered Sending all the world their telegrams Telegram to hope you'll be remembered Sending all the world your telegrams More and more and more and more More and more and more and more More and more and more and more More and more and more and more More and more and more and more words More and more and more and more words More and more and more and more words More and more and more and more words More and more and more and more words More and more and more and more words More and more and more and more words More and more and more and more words More and more and more and more words More and more and more and more words More and more and more and more words More and more and more and more words If I can't think of nothing to say I'm gonna say it anyway I think I've not nothing to say I mean I can't think of nothing to say I'm gonna say it anyway I think I've not nothing to say And yes I can't think of nothing to say And yes I say it anyway I think I got nothing to say And I got nothing to say And I got nothing to say And I got nothing to say And I got nothing to say If I speak, If I speak, I know that I'm alive If I speak, If I speak, I know that I'm alive If I speak, If I speak, I know that I'm alive If I speak, If I speak, I know that I'm alive If I speak, If I speak, I know that I'm alive If I speak, If I speak, I know that I'm alive If I speak, If I speak, I know that I'm alive If I speak, If I speak, I know that I'm alive I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive Soon the streets were full Of telegram delivery boys And the marching of their feet Shook everyone out of their sleep The telegrams kept coming like A blizzard of white leaves Piling up around them whilst they read And the socialistic head Demanded every one was read And replied to in its turn So everything began again And the only way to guarantee So many letters back Was give everyone a uniform And a delivery boy's sack They telegrammed to prove that someone loved them They telegrammed to say that no one cared They telegrammed to say that they had nothing much to say They telegrammed to prove that they were there They telegrammed to say the sun went down before their eyes And they telegrammed to say the sun came back They telegrammed to hope they'd be remembered Sending all the world their telegrams Telegram to hope you'll be remembered Sending all the world your telegrams Telegram to hope you'll be remembered Sending all the world your telegrams