Hugh Cornwell - Big Bug lyrics

Black...Black track...Black track steel grey train Along the big vein across the big leaf Cold...cold steel larva... It's edges warm edges its way across the big leaf Air...Aircraft engines menace The black track steel train Says hello to many brothers Digging holes to save the others On the big red leaf Big bug! On the big red leaf Big bug! Big! Bug! Black leather badge shouldered hoot tooting duty boys In the right place at the right time Saved the nibbler stayed in the line Its bristles with arms and legs didn't sleep at night Derailed all failed x2 And rattled the bug on it's vein x2 Around the world five times x5 A victim of crimes x4 And the white cabbages all took a dive And the big red leaf was still alive And after two years The big bug curled And rested after eating it's world And out popped x7 A fly