you put the dumbest things

in the strangest places

behind the door, on the floor

a cabinet full of empty faces

let's give it a miss this time

give it a miss this time



is there a problem here

running through the ranks

loss of faith, loss of face

captain will you walk the plank

let's give him a push this time

give him a push this time

it's hard to care who's clinging to the reins

when the horse keeps pulling lame

pulling lame pulling lame



pulling figures from your sleeve

slight of hand

twist of fact

one last request, a final trick

let's see the disappearing act

let's give him a miss this time

give him a miss this time



it's hard to care who's clinging to the reins

when the horse keeps pulling lame

pulling lame pulling lame



all the king's people

running out of hope

jumping ship while he jumps rope

our luck his curse

got a bad way of making good things worse