Would you like a tapered bob, she asked?
To me, it sounds like summat fe’ the dog.
She carried on, she worked hard like a wasp
I don’t know how to style what nature’s left
My hair is slightly thicker than a frog’s
I remember grandad had ten bob
Grandad was a miner, what a task!
He had a bath outside, hung on a hook
He lit the big coal fire where faces danced
His daughters had long hair caught up in clasps
To spend this money on my hair seems wrong
I remember grandad with ten bob
We all had outside toilets, freezing risked
When I went , I burst into loud song.
He kept a big coal fire . the flames would kiss.
At Xmas he had wine unfit for cooks
Now all the family’s gone; they wrote no books
Would you like a tapered bob, she asked?
In all their memories, I shall take the risk
How my heart sings 