Rawlplugs of Yesteryear (Breaking the States)

Let me take you back to 1910 John Joseph’s pondering in his den He’s got a contract with The British Museum He’s got a variation on a theme Rawlplugs of yesteryear Rawlplugs of yesteryear Jute fibres soaked in blood and glue Rawlplugs of yesteryear Rawlplugs of yesteryear He did it all for me and you How to keep the masonry from harm Make good the job without alarm Come on John Joseph, hold your nerve! You’ve got a reputation to preserve Rawlplugs of yesteryear Rawlplugs of yesteryear There’s nothing much more left to say Rawlplugs of yesteryear Rawlplugs of yesteryear Just trying to write a song to break the USA In the 1960s the jute fibre was replaced by a thermoplastic device An improvement, doubtless, though nowhere near as romantic Breakin’ the USA Breakin’ the USA You’ve gotta press the flesh and tour the country wide Breakin’ the USA Breakin’ the USA You’ve gotta get those college radio jocks onside Jocks onside Rawlplugs of yesteryear Rawlplugs of yesteryear From Boston, Mass. to San Francisco Bay Rawlplugs of yesteryear (whoah-oh) Rawlplugs of yesteryear Sing it out across the USA