Interpret:

David Bowie

Album:

David Bowie

Strikes the bell for 5 o'clock
Uncle Arthur closes shop
Screws the tops on all the bottles
Turns the lights out, locks it up
Climbs across his bike and he's away
Cycles past the gasworks
Past the river, down the high street
Back to mother, it's another empty day


Uncle Arthur likes his mommy
Uncle Arthur still reads comics
Uncle Arthur follows Batman


Round and round the rumours fly
How he ran away from Mum
On his 32nd birthday
Ttold her that he'd found A chum
Mother cried and raved and yelled and fussed
Arthur left her no illusion
Brought the girl round, save confusion
Sally was the real thing, not just lust


Uncle Arthur vanished quickly
Uncle Arthur and his new bride
Uncle Arthur follows Sally
Round and round goes Arthur's head
Hasn't eaten well for days
Little Sally may be lovely
But cooking leaves her in a maze


Uncle Arthur packed his bags and fled
Back to mother, all's forgiven
Serving in the family shop


He gets his pocket money, he's well fed
Uncle Arthur past the gasworks
Uncle Arthur past the river
Uncle Arthur down the high street
Uncle Arthur follows mother