My bacon roll

 (*) Mark Knofler

I never got the elbow,
Just telling you
Before you go,
Only telling you,
Just so you know.

I never got the elbow,
I slung it in
Had it up to here,
I just pulled the pin,
Went and had a beer.

I used to love a bit of folding
Just for getting by
A wad of cash
Now that's out of date
And so am I
As pie and mash.

S'cuse me, s'cuse me,
Have you got my roll?
My roll? My bacon roll?

The time they took us bowling,
What was that about?
I thought what a joke.
I just went out
And had a smoke.

Then the white water rafting,
Just some know-it-all
With the new regime
There to show us all
How to build a team.

He says, "what do you think we're doing?"
I said, "Don't ask me
I've no idea."
They all laughed at that.
That was pretty funny actually.

S'cuse me, s'cuse me,
Have you got my roll?
My roll? My bacon roll?
Have you got my roll?
My roll? My bacon roll?

I could order you a toastie
Just like that one there
Or the same in plain white bread.
When you're dealing with a toastie,
What do you prefer:
Brown or red?

I never got the elbow,
Just telling you
Before you go,
Only telling you,
Just so you know