He spied her on the tube
 And she was wearing a bright red poppy
 Her beauty it shone through the silence
 As [bad word] they tried not to make eye contact
 He'd never seen such a beautiful thing
 Except for in movies or up on billboards
 He never seen such a beautiful thing in
 All his years of travelling these trains

 Her shiny brown hair was tucked behind her ears
 And her big blue eyes pierced right through her glasses
 The book she was reading was of an interesting nature
 He knew that he would surely like to date her one day

 few more stops to Walthamstow
 It's just a few more stops to Walthamstow
 It's just a few more stops to Walthamstow
 And poppy bird I wonder what your name is

 He was a child of a difficult nature
 It [bad word] disorder related
 Sometimes he would do silly little things
 Like turn the key in the door 5 times before he went to bed
 In the past he got in some silly situations
 With girls from school making some silly accusations
 He was through all that and he knew what to do to not
 Get himself into trouble

 He wanted to walk past and just ask her her name
 And say she's so pretty he's been watching her on the train
 He was a child of a difficult nature
 He was a child of a difficult nature

 few more stops to Walthamstow
 It's just a few more stops to Walthamstow
 It's just a few more stops to Walthamstow
 And poppy bird I wonder what your name is

 few more stops to Walthamstow
 It's just a few more stops to Walthamstow
 It's just a few more stops to Walthamstow
 And poppy bird I wonder if I'll ever meet you

 He can't believe his luck coz he's in Walthamstow
 And she's leaving the train or so
 He follows her onto the platform
 Up the stairs and through the barriers
 He gets a bit too close and she looks behind
 He takes control of himself and walks further behind
 Now they're out and they're onto the street
 And they walk past the top of his road

 It sure is dark and yes it sure is cold
 And so he plucks up the courage
 And starts to make his approach
 She can hear his footsteps
 Her hearts in her throat
 She turns starts [bad word] 

 No don't be dumb
 No don't be dumb
 No don't be dumb
 No please don't be dumb

 He's so close now she waits to be grabbed
 And she prays to god that she won't get stabbed
 So close now she can feel his breath
 And he grabs her on the arm and says
 "Missus, this is your book that you left"