Strawbs - How Everyone But Sam Was A Hypocrite lyrics

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Half a bitter for the vicar<br />

He's here to save your soul<br />

He's looking fat and jovial<br />

Though he's nearly on the dole<br />

Anne Riley cooks his dinner<br />

She keeps him washed and fed<br />

She doesn't need much prompting<br />

To jump into his bed.<br />

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And they all think they're so grand<br />

Yes, they all think they're so grand<br />

Yes, they all think they're so grand<br />

But they're not<br />

Oh no they're not.<br />

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Dr. Watson drinks large whiskies<br />

He's nearly always high<br />

He supplements his income<br />

Aborting on the sly<br />

Mrs. Thompson is an angel<br />

In the W.V.S.<br />

Her meals on wheels are very cheap<br />

And she cooks the books for less.<br />

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Sammy Cohen is the bookie<br />

Sitting over there<br />

Drinking three star brandy<br />

He doesn't seem to care<br />

No-one wants to know him<br />

They say he's been inside<br />

They say his dear old mother<br />

Committed suicide.<br />

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Dr. Watson charged Anne Riley<br />

A fifty guinea fee<br />

For Mr. Thompson's peace of mind<br />

As far as I can see<br />

Mrs. Thompson envies Annie<br />

Cooking for the preacher<br />

And everyone thinks Sam <br />

Is a quite disgusting creature<br />

But if the truth was known<br />

It would shake all their foundations<br />

It seems the preacher lives<br />

On Sam's anonymous donations.