Big Bug - Hugh Cornwell, Robert Williams

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