We won the war in 1944

Me and Jubb sang that coming back from school

then bought our rocks at The Bonbon shop:

Fruit Pastilles, Gobstoppers, Pineapple Chunks.

 

We never pinched from the Bonbon shop

because Mr Bonbon would let you off

if you didn’t have enough dough.

One morning we heard him say to a bloke

It makes you wonder who won the war

 

German cars are better than ours

and Germans all work harder than us

we need to pull our finger out

that’s why the pound’s not worth as much.  

 

Jubb’s dad says rocks aren’t going up

but the pound’s worth less

compared to the lolly

in other countries.

 

That’s why the black conductors

won’t give us change

when we get on the bus.