the man came, and knocked on our front door
he showed me the letter, but i couldn't believe
it
(when big frank saw the letter, he just couldn't
believe it)
My mum was going to give me "what for"
but I tried so hard, so very hard, to get
the grid removed,
but when your luck is out and the lids too
heavy
whatever you may have dropped down it is gone
for good
I remember thinking I should inform Norweb now (North west Electricity board)
(good thinking Frank)
So I set off to George street, to get the matter sorted
(set off to George street to get the matter sorted)
but the window display lights
seemed to shine brighter than before
and like a great big vac it sucked me in
from the top priced items to the bargain bin
I window shopped but from within (get a move on Frank)
is being skint such a sin
Hey, that's weird, Norweb's closed!
oh blimey it's gone 6 o' clock!
and then suddenly I heard a voice in the back of me head
(well more from Little Frank's head actually), saying..
Oh don't worry Big Frank
Electricity bills sort themselves out, you know
OH DO THEY NOW!?
But old bills never die
I remember being sent up to my room
No supper for me that night
not even a great big bowl of cereal (no supper for him not even a great big bowl of cereal)
but food was the last thing on my mind as the full implications sunk in
and as the lights went off, and the room went dark
this was Thursday night and me favourite TV programs were about to start, including Neighbours
with Kylie Minogue (you should be so lucky)
and the thought of missing Star Trek broke me up and tore me apart
Top of the Pops (with Steve Wright) and Tomorrow's world- (with Maggie Philbin) I just threw myself out of my bedroom window..
(electricity, electricity, electricity, 2-4-0 volts)
electrical wires, electrical plugs, electrical gadgets (2-4-0 volts)
well when I said I threw I threw meself out of the bedroom window..
what I actually did was er, went down the drainpipe, went round the corner to Emmo's, and watched all the programs there!
makes you think though don't it eh, you know, life without electricity
I mean, nothing. in your house. works. at all
can't watch telly, can't work the video, can't even have a hot bath
brilliant eh, I hate hot baths
have you ever been cut off though, it's not funny, what are you laughing it? Right! see if you like it I'll show you what it's like to be cut off
right, where's that plug
 
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ere' you are watch this
that amuses you does it?
thank you.
