Ian Dury And The Blockheads - f**ing Ada lyrics

Moments of sadness, moments of guilt Stains on the memory, stains on the quilt Chapter of incident, chapter and verse Sub-heading chronic, paragraph worse Lost in the limelight, backed in the blaze Did it for nine pence, those were the days Give me my acre and give me my plough Tell me tomorrow, don't bother me now f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada Times at a distance, times without touch Greed forms the habit of asking to much Followed at bedtime by builders and bells Wait 'til the doldrums which nothing dispels Idly, mentally, doubtful and dread Who runs with the beans shall not stale with the bread Let me lie fallow and dormant dismay Tell me tomorrow, don't bother today f**ing ada, f**ing ada f**ing ada, f**ing ada Tried like a good 'un, did it all wrong t Thought that the hard way was taking to long To late for regret or chemical change Yesterday's targets have gone out of range Failure infolds me with clammy green arms Damn the excursions and blast the alarms For the rest of what's natural I'll lay on the ground Tell me tomorrow if I'm still around f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada f**ing Ada, f**ing Ada