| Well I’ve been working hard to reach me target
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| To earn a few bob for a day trip down to Margate
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| I’m gonna blow the lot tomorrow on all me family
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| We catch the coach at eight so don’t be late, were off to see the sea
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| Hurry up will ya Grandad, come on were going
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| Down to Margate, don’t forget your buckets and spades and cossys and all
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| Down to Margate, we’ll have a pill of jellied eels at the cockle stall
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| Down to Margate, we’ll go on the pier and we’ll have a beer aside of the sea
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| Down to Margate, you can keep the Costa Brava, I’m telling ya mate I’d rather
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| have a day down Margate with all me family
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| Along the promenade we spend some money
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| And we find a spot on the beach that’s simply sunny
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| The kids will all enjoy themself digging up the sand, collecting stones and
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| winkle shells to take back home to nan
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| Behave yourself grandad, or you won’t be going
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| Down to Margate, don’t forget your buckets and spades and cossies and all
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| Down to Margate, we’ll have a pill of jellied eels at the cockle stall
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| Down to Margate, we’ll go on the pier and we’ll have a beer aside of the sea
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| You can keep the Costa Brava and all that palava, going no farther,
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| me i’d rather have me a day down Margate with all me family |