The pound is sinking, the peso's failing

The lira's reeling and feeling quite appalling

The pound is sinking, the peso's failing

The lira's reeling and feeling quite appalling

The market's bottom has fallen right out
Only the strong are survivors

The pound is sinking, the peso's failing

The lira's reeling and feeling quite appalling

The market's bottom has fallen right out

Only the strong are survivors

Well, I fear my dear that it's eminently clear
That you can't see the trees for the forest

Your father was an extraordinary man but you don't seem
To have inherited many of his mannerisms

The pound is sinking, the peso's failing

The lira's reeling and feeling quite appalling