Big Bug Lyrics - Singles - Hugh Cornwell

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