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GETTING UP OOT MA KIP, ITS  FRIGGIN 4:02
SCRATCHIN AT MY BALLS,  & HEADING TO THE LOO
 THE UNIFORM IS IRONED, READY FOR TONIGHT
ITS BACKSHIFT WEEK, ONLY ONE THING THAT CAN MEAN
GOTTA RUN THE RED LIGHTS, KIDDIN ON THEY ARE GREEN
COS THE TIME WE GOT TO RUN  TO,  ARE REALY FUCKIN SHITE!
WORKING 4pm TIL 1, A SHIT WAY TO EARN YOUR WAGES
GOING THROUGH  EDINBURGH , AT  TEA TIME IT TAKES YOU AGES
CANT KEEP TO THE  TIMETABLE  THAT YOU ARE GIVEN
BUT THE PASSENGERS  KEEP ON   COMPLAININ!!!
BUS IS FUCKIN SWINGING, CANNAE FIT NAEMARE IN
ARMS AND LEGS OUT WINDOWS, SICK OF LISTENING TO THE DINGIN
AS I SLOWLY CRAWL ALONG  A FUCKED UP PRINCES STREET,
THERES SOME CLAMBERING AND CLIMBING
PEOPLE WANTIN ON & THEY'RE GROANIN & WHININ,
HALF AN HOUR LATE , & I'M FLYING LIKE A ROCKET
SHOOTING THROUGH GORGIE  WHERE EVERY CUNT IS MOCKET
AND MOST OF THEM ARE JAMBOS COMING FAE THE GAME
DRINKIN BEER & SINGIN SONGS, WHAT A FUCKING RUCUS
MY WINDAYS AINT BEEN TANNED, SO THAT IS JUST A BONUS
AWAY TO HAVE MY BREAK, DRINK PISH COFFEE & A BAG O CHIPS
GULP IT DOON AS FAST AS FUCK , BARELY TOUCHING THE LIPS
COS THE 30 MINUTE BREAK  GIVEN IS JUST  NOT FUCKIN ENOUGH
THEN I'M ON THE  26, HEADIN  WAY OUT WEST
SCREAMING UP TO PIERSHILL, WHERE EVERY CUNTS A PEST
COS TO MOST OF THEM, SPEAKIN ENGLISH IS TO TOUGH
EVENTUALLY GET TO CLERWOOD, JUST ABOUT HAD ENOUGH
HEADING HOME TO KINGS ROAD  WITH JUST AN HOUR TO GO
HAD ASYLUM SEAKERS, JUNKIES, DRUNK PEOPLE THAT I KNOW
JUST  A FEW THINGS MISSING  I AINT HAD,  A CRASH,
OR A MUPPET FALLIN OVER  OR SOME CUNT SMOKIN BLOW
HAND THE BUS OVER , STRETCHING MA TIRED OUT LEGS
FIVE HOURS OF FUCKIN DRIVING, SWEAT STICKIN TAE MA KEGS
THANK THE FUCK I'M FINISHED, GOIN BACK TO MA PIT
BACK OUT TOMORROW, DIFFERENT DAY, SAME OLD SHIT!!!!!!!!
[july 08]

 MARINE POET    

    

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