Reunion begins
With a glass of mercury
Whilst television flickers
For another news bulletin
Flints light up the eyes
Of the seated family

Metal is tough, metal will sheen
Metal [bad word] when oiled and cleaned
Metal is tough, metal will sheen
Metal [bad word] in my masterscheme

With a clockwork jerk
Pluck cogs from fob watches
For dinner on Friday
Then recoiling say excuse me
Must go recycle
My precious machinery

Metal is tough, metal will sheen
Metal [bad word] when oiled and cleaned
Metal is tough, metal will sheen
Metal [bad word] in my masterscheme
 [bad word] our lives
There is no hope
Thought I'd drop a line
The weather here is fine
But day and night it [bad word] through loudspeakers:

"Metal is tough, metal will sheen
Metal [bad word] when oiled and cleaned
Metal is tough, metal will sheen
Metal [bad word] in my masterscheme"