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When first I came to London In the year of 39 
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The city looked so wonderful, and the girls were so Divine 
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But the coppers got suspicious, and they soon gave me the knock 
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I was charged with being the owner, of an old alarm clock 

  
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Well next morning down by Marlborough Street, I caused no  
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little stir 
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The I.R.A were busy and a telephone did burr 
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Says the judge I'm going to charge you, with the possession of this machine. 
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And I'm also going to charge you, with the wearing of the  
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Green 
  
  
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Well says I to him, your honor, if you give me half a chance 
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I'll show you how me small machine can make the peelers dance 
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Well it ticks away politely, 'till you get an awful shock 
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And it ticks away the gellignite, on me old alarm clock 
  
  
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O the judge says listen here my man and I'll tell you of a plan 
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For you and all your countrymen I do net give a damn 
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Well the only time you'll take is mine, ten years in Dartmoor dock 
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And you can count it by the ticking, of your old alarm clock. 
  
  
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Well this lonely Dartmoor City would put many in the jigs 
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The cell it isn't pretty and it isn't very big 
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Sure long ago I'd have left the place, if I had only got, 
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Ah me couple of sticks of gelignite and me old alarm clock