Well, I told her that I thought life's too short And we really should go for a ride Paul's just phoned, the war's postponed So come on, I've got the Plymouth outside The sky's a bit dull but the fridge is full Things could be a lot worse It's not like you've been captured by Barbary Corsairs I said "Let's head Winchester way", she said "Been yesterday" Twenty-seven yards of dental floss, and she still won't give me a smile Fired by wine, she was almost mine 'Til a fight broke out in the bar Third-Rate Les in his Burberry Fez Had gone just a little too far Nailing down his bailing wire To the laminate floor He sang a salty song about a girl from Bangalore I said "Would you like to go the zoo?", she said "Yeah, but not with you" Twenty-seven yards of dental floss, but she still won't give me a smile I'm King Euphoria, she's Queen Victoria Twenty-seven yards of dental floss, and she still won't give me a smile I'm clowning by the Serpentine, she's still drinking turpentine Will she ever shine her light on me?