Starshine Singers - Poor Old Man 2 Lyrics

Took him to the market,
Left him in the street!
Propped him in a doorway,
Made a quick retreat!
Took him to the market,
Lost him in the town!
Made a hasty exit,
Mingled with the crowd!

Oh no! It wasn't him!
The guilty one is me!
We...

Took him to the neighbour,
To the sultan's man!

Thought he was a robber,
What a cunning plan!
Took him to the neighbour
So he seemed a thief!
Ran away and left him -
Who needs all the grief?

Oh no! It wasn't him!
The guilty one is me!
We...

Took him to the doctor,
Pretended he was ill!
Paid him for his service,
Settled up the bill!

Took him to the doctor -
It was dark as night.
Left him on a stairway,
Somewhere out of sight!

Oh no - he can't be dead!
A dead man doesn't move!

Can you help him doctor?
Is he still alive?
What is your prognosis?
How can he survive?
Can you help him doctor?
Do you know the cause?
No! I Don't Believe it!
I think this is yours!

Nobody has got to hide the body,
That old man ain't had his chips!
Nobody has got to say they're sorry
Swinging from the hangman's jib!

Nobody has got to hide the body,
That old man ain't had his chips!
Nobody has got to say they're sorry
Swinging from the hangman's jib!