Thousands On A Raft - Pete Brown & Piblokto!

They took hold of my good idea

Then put it down and laughed

They said I needed several more

And now I’m working on the set

Of thousands on a raft

Thousands on a raft

They knew that I’d been buffaloed

And hippoed and giraffed

They knew how bad my training was

And now I’m on safari

With thousands on a raft

Oh thousands on a raft

They push for all they’re worth

Tied together to prevent

Falling off the earth

So kick your neighbour overboard

And take the plunge yourself

You might end up as a sponge

On somebody’s shelf

They’re dancing in the mines tonight

Along the sunlit shafts

It reminds me of my last head

And now I sleep with Constance Fright

And thousands on a raft

Thousands on a raft

I looked into the future years

And all I saw was graft

I think it was from town to town

So now I’m living on the road

With thousands on a raft

Thousands on a raft

Oh thousands on a raft

Think it’s sink or swim

No one stands much of a chance

It’s you or me or him

So grab hold of the nearest soul

And save it if you can

You might end up as its lunch

Or become a van

I slept out in the howling gale

And didn’t feel the draught

I was thinking something very warm

Now I’m in jail inside the whale

With thousands on a raft

Thousands on a raft

My future’s in a paper cup

My body’s overstuffed

I forgot when I last saw a face

And now I’m drifting out to sea

With thousands on a raft

Thousands on a raft