text: I work for the foundry for a penny and a half a day
  Like a blind street musician, I never see those who pay
  Its dirty work in Birmingham, better deal for a Sheffield man
  If he can rivet then his kids can buy
  Candy from the candy man
  And the van that comes around weekends
  Selling fancy city things
  Sold by the man with the trilby hat
  And the whiskers spread like wings
  You can hear him sing
  Oh, you can hear him sing
  Can I put you on? People, can I put you on?
  Tell you that I love you, people
  Sing a salesmans song and put you on
  And a second cousin works in the pits in Newcastle on Tyne
  And he dont care if it rains outside, theres coal dust on his mind
  Its dirty work in Manchester but the crew gets paid its gelt
  Bang on the bell on Friday
  You buys a little something for yourself
  And the van that comes around weekends selling fancy city things
  Sold by the man in the trilby hat and the whiskers spread like wings
  You can hear him sing
  Oh, you can hear him sing
  Can I put you on? People, can I put you on?
  Tell you that I love you, people
  Sing a salesmans song and put you on
  And the van that comes around weekends selling fancy city things
  Sold by the man in the trilby hat and the whiskers spread like wings
  You can hear him sing
  Oh, you can hear him sing
  Can I put you on? People, can I put you on?
  Tell you that I love you, people
  Sing a salesmans song and put you on