The Milkman Swansong by Alan Perkins - the Chiswick Milkman. Retirement song. скачать в хорошем качестве

The Milkman Swansong by Alan Perkins - the Chiswick Milkman. Retirement song.

Alan Perkins, the Chiswick Milkman, sings his farewell song. Recorded by Bill Marten. Features Chrissie Perkins. Additional vocals by the Perkins family. All Milk bottle related sounds are genuine! "I'm in mourning this morning, cos it's dawning on me This is now the end of my Milk delivery My milkfloat is complaining, although I keep explaining The dairies don't want milkmen anymore With new employment policy Delivery drivers we must be They've stolen my identity So now i'm singing the milkman swansong Singing the milkman swansong Singing the milkman swansong Singing before i'm gone, gone, gone, gone, gone The milkman's job has changed, and there's nothing to be gained from trying to fight against the system Everything must be online, delivered in the night-time I never see my customers, I miss them The dairy wants efficiency But disregards community Just cogs in their machinery So now i'm singing......... I might not get another message in a bottle I've done my round for forty years, the chink of bottles in my ears And customers in many ways are friends But now it's time to draw the line, make my deliveries one last time And bid farewell, for now the story ends But you, dear milkfloat, you must carry on! So now i'm singing........ 'So tell me, how much is it, a pint of milk in Chiswick?' A lovely lady once said to me. 'Well, i'm glad you asked, cos when it comes in glass It only costs you 27p ( but that was in 1983!)' So now i'm singing......."