Arthur Brown - Give Him A Flower lyrics

You're lying in your bath one day
And looking at your toes
And sixty policemen burst in through the door
Don't you know it's an offence
To strike a public pose?
'Cause even bathrooms ain't
Not private anymore
"'Cause we're all here lookin' at ya
Ain't we?"

Give him a flower
Give him a flower
Give him a flower
Give him a flower

If you're lying, with your girlfriend
On the sunny esplanade
And an eight stone bully kicks
Sand in your face
And pours all your suntan
Lotion into your lemonade
And takes your girl and also takes your place
"Don't hit 'im wiv a bottle"
"What should I do?"

Give him a flower
Give him a flower
Give him a flower
Give him a flower

When you're driving on the M1
In your 1920 Ford
Without tax or MOT or any brakes
And you're banned from driving
Late and you reverse into a truck
And the driver is the same
Eight stone bully who
Kicked sand in your face in the last verse

Give him a flower
Give him a flower
Give him a flower
Give him a flower

Roses, rhododendrons, lilies, snowdrops
"Deadly nightshade"
Violet, ..., tulips, love-in-a-mist
"Nettles"
Fuschias, Michaelmas daisies, dahlias
Bluebells
"Vesuvian flytraps"
Cowslips, dandelions, forget-me nots
"Poison ivy petals"

Give him a flower
Give him a flower
Give him a flower
Give him a flower

"I think you really ought to hit him
In the head with a bicycle chain"
No, no, give him a flower
"I think you ought to give him the old boot
Eh?"
Give him a flower
"I think you should sorta
Throw bricks at him
Eh?"
"And push him downstairs"