A song inspired by the floods of Bristol
Verse I
As we recall in ‘68 The waters rose through the City gates
It flooded Eastville, and St. George Killed the fire in Hartcliffe’s Forge
The river rose
Above our knees
In our cold wet Wellies did we freeze.
Verse II
I seen a man
In a wardrobe boat
Float down East Street
To the city moat
The roads all sank
In the muddy mire
Whilst we was climbing
To someplace higher
Chorus
Have you seen Jimmy?
Have you seen Joe?
No ,but I’ve seen Milly
And I’ve seen Flo
They’re in a bathtub
Don’t you know
They’re all floating down the Malago
Verse III
Our house was wet
Our carpets drowned
Under feet of water
All dirty brown
But the Fire Brigade
And soldiers came
To help the old folk
Just the same
Verse IV
All our buckets, mops
And sandbag walls
Were no defence
Against the waterfalls
Yes we got sodden
We got wet That sad July
We’ll ne’re forget
Chorus
Have you seen Jimmy?
Have you seen Joe?
No, but I’ve seen Milly?
And I’ve seen Flo
They’re in a bathtub
Don’t you know
They’re all floating down the Malago
Verse V
Now I’ve seen Jimmy
And I’ve seen Joe
Milly too
And Auntie Flo
We’re all in a bathtub
Don’t you know Floating down the Malago
