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The Three Three shirts hung on a washing line Down, a-down, hey down, hey down They were as bright as they were fine With a down Said one of them unto his mate 'Who's been wearing you of late?' With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down A wide boy lived in yonder flat Down, a-down, hey down, hey down You never met a bigger twat With a down He speculated for a bank But all of his investments sank With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down He still thought he could make a mint Down, a-down, hey down, hey down But always ended up more skint With a down He went on that Apprentice show But Sugar said he had to go With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down And so he went on Dragon's Den Down, a-down, hey down, hey down With an everlasting fountain pen With a down But they all said his pitch lacked clout And one by one, intoned, 'I'm out' With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down He hooked up with a well-heeled lass Down, a-down, hey down, hey down But she soon dumped him on his ass With a down And every girl he tried to bed Went off and shagged his dad instead With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down And so his life went down the chute Down, a-down, hey down, hey down Made a mess of me and his whistle and flute With a down By putting a bullet through his brains — But they trusted in pink, and forgot the stains With a down, derry, derry, derry down, down 6/10/10 CLICK HERE to hear the original sung by Andreas Scholl |