But I just had to look, having read the book
Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords
And looking up, I noticed I was late
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
Ahh, ahh, ahh
And though the news was rather sad
Found my coat and grabbed my hat
Well, I just had to laugh
Dragged a comb across my head
Woke up, got out of bed
They'd seen his face before
I'd love to turn you on
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
Made the bus in seconds flat
A crowd of people turned away
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
He didn't notice that the lights had changed
He blew his mind out in a car
The English army had just won the war
I saw a film today, oh boy
I read the news today, oh boy
I saw the photograph
A crowd of people stood and stared
And though the holes were rather small
And somebody spoke and I went into a dream
They had to count them all