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At dawn, a railwaywoman
On a country platform whirls on the end of a chain
An irrelevant key, while a young guard makes to wipe
A crumb from her lapel; and see, she smiles
A permissory smile you take in from your corner seat:
A cameo of unrehearsed perfection.
--
The Old Flea-Pit (1987)

 

Alan Brownjohn

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Dump the reds in a pile, boys
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You'd better wipe off that smile, boys
Better wipe off that smile
We'll spit through the streets of the cities we wreck
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