Long ago in Lambeth
South of the Frog and Toad
Was a corner shop called Masie’s
Just off of the Walworth road
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On the counter sat a one eyed cat
In a cage a Mynah Bird
Who could swear in several languages
Including some you've never heard
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There were sweets in jars and chocolate bars
Liquorice sticks and sugar candy
Papers and mags for mums and dads
And the Beano and the Dandy
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In those childhood days now far away
My hero’s could come to me
No not Superman but Desperate Dan
And Gnasher I long to see
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Now sad to say I learnt today
Dan has eaten his last cow pie
Gone with Masie and her Mynah Bird
Somewhere lost in the cyber sky
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