Colin Buchanan - Frank The Scab lyrics

Frank had 7 kids and a 20 stone wife They lived on the frowned on side of town A simple sort of life He's had a council job since '74 Kept the food in the belly and the wolf from the door And gave him time to do what he liked the best.... A trip to the tip The quick & the dead The old girl stands and shakes her head He takes the half full garbo down the road And comes back with a grin and A trailer load And the kids say "Wow! Look what dad's got this time" Frank once heard a yarn he believes is true About a fella named Flint who made a mint From a rich bloke pa**ing through One man's junk is another's delight So Frank saw junk in a different light And now for him too much is never enough.... A trip to the tip The quick & the dead The old girl stands and shakes her head He takes the half full garbo down the road And comes back with a grin and A trailer load And the kids say "Wow! Look what dad's got this time" Frank's yard looked like the site of a nuclear blast And the neighbours told him years ago To clean it up - and fast But Frank is sure that all the flack Is just cos they want all the good stuff back And every week his treasure piles expand ... A trip to the tip The quick & the dead The old girl stands and shakes her head He takes the half full garbo down the road And comes back with a grin and A trailer load And the kids say "Wow! Look what dad's got this time" Frank's been at it for years with little to show No rich bloke from the big smoke's Ever given Frank the go But Frank and the tip are stuck like glue Every Saturday arvo and the kids go too Scratching 'round like chooks in the kitchen scraps