Written in the 70s again about the time of the punk explosion - I think it's still a bit relevant in these days of targets and singing the company song - just imagine the vomit and the broken glass.
lyrics
Company Man
Well, I'm a company man, and I drive a company car,
For three thousand years I've washed behind the ears
And that's how I've got this far.
I carry a pocket calculator, I tow a white caravan
And I'm down on my knees so easy to please,
Cos I'm a company man.
Well I'm just your action man soldier
You can buy me straight off the peg.
I was born with a great rubber smile on my face
And a seven inch inside leg.
With never a thought in my head, just make me a part of your
plan
Oh and twist my plastic arms into a posture of surrender
Cos I'm a company man..
And I'm so glad to be a part of the team
And I'm so glad to be a part of the dream
And I'm so glad to be
Just a part of the great big happy family.
Oh, I'm a company man, and I live on an acre of land,
And I don't like all this screaming airy pop give me a
birrathatpavaroni or a good brass band.
I'm just the man in the middle, just the sardine just the jam
Spread me around, splash me all over,
Cos I'm the company man.
I'm a part of the company's ears, I see through the company's
eyes.
Three times a week I'll maybe sneak for a leak and whistle as I'm
doing up my flies.
And when I get sat upon or spat upon, it's me that carries the can,
And any old crucifixion without fail I'll bang in the first nail
Cos I'm the company man...
And I'm so glad to be a part of the team
And I'm so glad to be a part of the dream
And I'm so glad to be
Just a part of the great big happy family.
Well, I'm a company man, and I play the snakes and ladders of
success,
Where the papers and the trains and all the insurance claims
Are all part of the incredible mess.
Why don't I throw myself under a fax machine, or "let's bury
daddy in the sand"
That would all be in vain , there's plenty more where I came from
Cos I'm the company man...
And I'm so glad to be a part of the team
And I'm so glad to be a part of the dream
And I'm so glad to be a part of the machine
Just a part of the great big happy family.
I write both serious and comedy songs. 6 solo CDs to date and collaborations with Steve Cartwright -"Legends of
Leicester/Leicestershire". "All at Sea" shantyish album. Folk based for the most part - when people ask where the ideas come from I can say with honesty -"not drugs!!".. Currently working on a new album "Aspects of Lurve" hopefully out later in 2024....more