[Verse 1]
Ah, you approached me in the park
And you asked me for a cigarette
I said, "I got two for you
If you stop and talk for a bit"
You asked me what we'd talk about
And why I wanted you there
I said, "We could talk about politics
Or even your favourite chair"
You said you didn't care about those things
And that one smoke'd do you fine
I said, "If that's the way it's gotta be
Could you at least tell me the time?"
Oh, yeah
[Verse 2]
Ah, "Well, it's time for you to give me a cigarette"
You aggressively replied
I appreciated your sense of humour
But still I began to cry
I started screaming at the mothers
And the children on the swing
I laughed hysterically on the seesaw
And I broke down in the sand
I menaced a family barbeque
I threw steaks and snaggers everywhere
I bathed myself in coleslaw
And lay drying on the ground
Oh, no
[Verse 3]
Yeah, you came to me as I lay there
The families all leaving
"It's two in the arvo, you fuckin' nutter
Now, do you have a ciggy?"
I sat up and I rolled you one
I rolled one for me as well
You asked if you should stay and talk
I said, "You might as well"
Turned out we had heaps in common
We chatted there for hours
You told me that you got ten dollars
And we should go get a goon bag
[Verse 4]
I said, "That's a fuckin' great idea
Why didn't we think of that sooner?"
So off we went to the bottle shop
Wrapped up in some random's doona
You told me that you got no ID
But you're definitely twenty-one
So I took your cash and I went inside
And I came out with the fun
Then we returned to the park
Started drinking like delinquents
We played on swings and seesaws
And even the jungle gym
You were better at the monkey bars
But I was better at jumping
You beat me in a running race
Then I punched you in the face
Oh, no
[Verse 5]
But you didn't care because you're tough
Then we sat and had a smoke
And you took a drink and passed the goon
I said, "You're a pretty top bloke"
We started talking music then
And decided to start a band
"We would be the best band ever
No doubt about it, man
You could play the drums real good
And I could play the guitar
We won't have to drink this shit
When we are famous stars"
Ooh, yeah
[Verse 6]
Oh, you told me that you liked the goon
And maybe we shouldn't do it
I said, "Yeah, you're probably right
Why would we ever wanna get rich?"
We couldn't come up with a good enough answer
So we went and fetched our guitars
Took my cigarettes and your goon bag
And went busking out the front of Elmar's
After about an hour or two
And our third song by The Pogues
Elmar came out with two kebabs and said
"They're yours if you leave me alone"
Ooh, yeah
[Verse 7]
And we had already made about thirty-seven dollars
So we took the kebabs to the park
Although Elmar is a bit of a prick
He makes kebabs seem like a work of art
And it was getting pretty chilly there
And the goon was running low
So we went and bought another one
And wondered, "Where could we go?"
I said, "If you're feeling tired
There's a couch in the shed at my place"
You said you're feeling fucking knackered
And that shed sounds fucking ace
Ah, hey
[Verse 8]
And I woke up and you were gone
But you were back before too long
With a loaf of bread and two bananas
I did not ask you where they came from
And I woke up and you were gone
But you were back before too long
With a bottle of whiskey and a packet of ciggies
I didn't ask you where they came from