Uncle Arthur Lyrics - David Bowie

1 Strikes the bell for 5 o'clock, Uncle Arthur closes shop

2 Screws the tops on all the bottles, turns the lights out, locks it up

3 Climbs across his bike and he's away

4 Cycles past the gasworks, past the river, down the high street

5 Back to mother, it's another empty day

6 Uncle Arthur likes his mommy

7 Uncle Arthur still reads comics

8 Uncle Arthur follows Batman

9 Round and round the rumours fly, how he ran away from Mum

10 On his 32nd birthday, told her that he'd found a chum

11 Mother cried and raved and yelled and fussed

12 Arthur left her no illusion, brought the girl round, save confusion

13 Sally was the real thing, not just lust

14 Uncle Arthur vanished quickly

15 Uncle Arthur and his new bride

16 Uncle Arthur follows Sally

17 Round and round goes Arthur's head, hasn't eaten well for days

18 Little Sally may be lovely, but cooking leaves her in a maze

19 Uncle Arthur packed his bags and fled

20 Back to mother, all's forgiven, serving in the family shop

21 He gets his pocket money, he's well fed

22 Uncle Arthur past the gasworks

23 Uncle Arthur past the river

24 Uncle Arthur down the high street

25 Uncle Arthur follows mother