Aren't you a skinny kid - just like his poppa   Where's he working ? - he's not working   Thin as the smile I wear   Cold as the beaches you comb   Till the cows come home      Tell the truth again - tell the truth again   Near to the knuckle, near to the knuckle   Why're you laughing ? - you call that laughing ?    Wearing your death's head grin - even the fishes are thin   When the boat comes in      Things are better now - things are better now   We've education   I doff my cap to a life that lets you   Dream a poor man's dream   But he can't have his coffee with cream   Till the cows come home