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Adrian Mitchell

Adrian Mitchell

Stufferation

Lovers lie around in it
Broken glass is found in it
Grass
I like that stuff
 
Tuna fish get trapped in it
Legs come wrapped in it
Nylon
I like that stuff
 
Eskimos and tramps chew it
Madame Tussaud gave status to it
Wax
I like that stuff
 
Elephants get sprayed with it
Scotch is made with it
Water
I like that stuff
 
Clergy are dumbfounded by it
Bones are surrounded by it
Flesh
I like that stuff
 
Harps are strung with it
Mattresses are sprung with it
Wires
I like that stuff
 
Carpenters make cots of it
Undertakers use lots of it
Wood
I like that stuff
 
Cigarettes are lit by it
Pensioners are happy when they sit by it
Fire
I like that stuff
 
Dankworth’s alto is made of it, most of it,
Scoobeedo is composed of it
Plastic
I like that stuff
 
Apemen take it to make them hairier
I ate a ton of it in Bulgaria
Yoghurt
I like that stuff
 
Man-made fibres and raw materials
Old rolled gold and breakfast cereals
Platinum linoleum
I like that stuff
 
Skin on my hands
Hair on my head
Toenails on my feet
And linen on my bed
 
Well I like that stuff
Yes I like that stuff
The earth
Is made of earth
And I like that stuff

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