Wireless
Switch the wireless on, said mam
Switch the wireless on, said dad
That little brown box was a luxury we had.
Dad said, don’t make it crackle
I won’t be amused
All I want
Is to listen to the news.
So sit on the sofa
Or pull up a chair
Just sit quiet
So we can all hear
After the news
It's the ventriloquist
I’ve heard he's funny
And not to be missed
It was only years later
Hearing some quips
I laughed because I wondered
Did he move his lips?
Was his dummy sat with him?
My imagination ran wild
It's so believable
When you’re only a child.
Switch the wireless on, said mam
Switch the wireless on, said dad
That little brown box was a luxury we had.
Dad said, don’t make it crackle
I won’t be amused
All I want
Is to listen to the news.
So sit on the sofa
Or pull up a chair
Just sit quiet
So we can all hear
After the news
It's the ventriloquist
I’ve heard he's funny
And not to be missed
It was only years later
Hearing some quips
I laughed because I wondered
Did he move his lips?
Was his dummy sat with him?
My imagination ran wild
It's so believable
When you’re only a child.