Question: My old man's a dustbin, he wears a dustbin lid.  Have I got my lyrics wrong here? 

Answer: Yeah you do.  Here are the lyrics:\n\nMy Old Man's A Dustman\nLonnie Donegan\n\n[Derived from an old army tune] \n[Lyrics written by Lonnie Donegan]\n\n\nNow here's a little story \nTo tell it is a must\nAbout an unsung hero \nThat moves away your dust\nSome people make a fortune \nOther's earn a mint\nMy old man don't earn much\nIn fact....he's flippin'.....skint\n \nOh, my old man's a dustman \nHe wears a dustman's hat\nHe wears cor blimey trousers \nAnd he lives in a council flat\nHe looks a proper narner \nIn his great big hob nailed boots\nHe's got such a job to pull em up \nThat he calls them daisy roots\n \nSome folks give tips at Christmas \nAnd some of them forget\nSo when he picks their bins up \nHe spills some on the steps\nNow one old man got nasty \nAnd to the council wrote\nNext time my old man went 'round there \nHe punched him up the throat\n\nOh, my old man's a dustman \nHe wears a dustman's hat\nHe wears cor blimey trousers \nAnd he lives in a council flat\n \nI say, I say Duncan \nI 'er...I found a police dog in my dustbin\n(How do you know he's a police dog) \nHe had a policeman with him\n \nThough my old man's a dustman \nHe's got a heart of gold\nHe got married recently \nThough he's 86 years old\nWe said 'Ear! Hang on Dad \nyou're getting past your prime'\nHe said 'Well when you get to my age' \n'It helps to pass the time'\n\nOh, my old man's a dustman \nHe wears a dustman's hat\nHe wears cor blimey trousers \nAnd he lives in a council flat\n \nI say, I say, I say \nMy dustbins full of lillies\n(Well throw 'em away then) \nI can't Lilly's wearing them\n \nNow one day while in a hurry \nHe missed a lady's bin\nHe hadn't gone but a few yards \nWhen she chased after him\n'What game do you think you're playing' \nShe cried right from the heart\n'You've missed me...am I too late' \n'No... jump up on the cart' \n\nOh, my old man's a dustman \nHe wears a dustman's hat\nHe wears cor blimey trousers \nAnd he lives in a council flat\n \nI say, I say, I say (What you again) \nMy dustbin's absolutely full with toadstools\n(How do you know it's full) \n'Cos there's not much room inside\n \nHe found a tiger's head one day \nNailed to a piece of wood\nThe tiger looked quite miserable \nBut I suppose it should\nJust then from out a window \nA voice began to wail\nHe said (Oi! Where's me tiger head) \nFour foot from it's tail\n \nOh, my old man's a dustman \nHe wears a dustman's hat\nHe wears cor blimey trousers \nAnd he lives in a council flat\nNext time you see a dustman \nLooking all pale and sad\nDon't kick him in the dustbin \nIt might be my old dad
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