Lyrics

1. Mr Lyons
Take a letter,Miss Jones quote
I regret to inform you,
that owing to circumstances
quite beyondour control
it's a premature retirement
for thosesurplus to requirement
I’m afraid it's a sign of thetimes, Miss Jones,
Mr Lyons/MissJones
an unfortunate sign of thetimes
Mr Lyons
takea letter, Miss Jones,
due to the worldsituation
theshrinking pound, theglobalslump
Miss Jones
and theprice of oil
Mr Lyons
I’m afraid we must fire you
we no longerrequire you
it's just another
sign of thetimes, Miss Jones,
Mr Lyons/MissJones
a most miserable sign of the times
Mr Lyons
takea letter Miss Jones:
my dear Miss Jones, we'd like to thankyou
many years of splendidservice
etceterablah blah blah
you've been a perfect poppet
yes that's right Miss Jones, you've got it
it's just another sign of thetimes,
Miss Jones, it's
just another sign of the
Doleites
dry your eyes, Miss Jones
it's not as bad as it seems you
get used to being idle
in a year or two
unemployment's such a pleasure
these days, we call it leisure
it's just another sign of thetimes,
Miss Jones, it's
just another sign of thetimes
Narrator
there's a young man on thestreet, Miss Jones
he's walkin' round in circles,
he's oldbefore his time
but stilltoo young to know
don't lookat him, don't cry though
thisliving on the giro
is only a sign of thetimes,
Miss Jones, it's
just another sign of the
Doleites
Miss Jones,
it's just another sign of thetimes...