1932 Telegram Disaster

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It was a boring afternoon

In summer 1932

When everybody in the world

Had nothing much they had to do

So with a paper and a pen

Wrote out the words that they would send

Send to Boy

To send the world

A telegram

Well normally this worked out fine

They sent out words along the line

But they had never had to send

This many messages before

The operators cursed and swore

The Britain Press's spokesmen roared

They ran out of delivery boys

So they had to hire more

They telegrammed to prove that someone loved them

They telegrammed to say that no one cared

They telegrammed to say that they had nothing much to say

They telegrammed to prove that they were there

They telegrammed to say the sun went down before their eyes

And they telegrammed to say the sun came back

They telegrammed to hope they'd be remembered

Sending all the world their telegrams

Telegram to hope you'll be remembered

Sending all the world your telegrams

More and more and more and more (x4)

More and more and more and more words (x12)

If I can't think of nothing to say

I'm gonna say it anyway

I think I've not nothing to say

I mean I can't think of nothing to say

I'm gonna say it anyway

I think I've not nothing to say

And yes I can't think of nothing to say

And yes I say it anyway

I think I got nothing to say

And I got nothing to say (x4)

If I speak, If I speak, I know that I'm alive (x8)

I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive (x8)

Soon the streets were full

Of telegram delivery boys

And the marching of their feet

Shook everyone out of their sleep

The telegrams kept coming like

A blizzard of white leaves

Piling up around them whilst they read

And the socialistic head

Demanded every one was read

And replied to in its turn

So everything began again

And the only way to guarantee

So many letters back

Was give everyone a uniform

And a delivery boy's sack

They telegrammed to prove that someone loved them

They telegrammed to say that no one cared

They telegrammed to say that they had nothing much to say

They telegrammed to prove that they were there

They telegrammed to say the sun went down before their eyes

And they telegrammed to say the sun came back

They telegrammed to hope they'd be remembered

Sending all the world their telegrams

Telegram to hope you'll be remembered

Sending all the world your telegrams

Telegram to hope you'll be remembered

Sending all the world your telegrams