Later, that same evening she ran
I think she ran alone
Later, she had early warning
from a hidden phone
Checked with the embassy
she might have been
a million miles away
Should I circulate her likeness
at all airports without delay
It was later
later that same evening
Earlier, we had had a drink
or four in some Kensington hotel
Hard it was hard to keep my mind
on what she had to sell
And with all business done
we took a cab
should it be her place or mine
Good security prevailed
and I was home just after nine
It was later
later that same evening
Now I want you back
Yes, they want you back
We want you back
My country wants you back
Later, in the wee small hours
there was heavy
traffic on the radio
Scare at a channel port
small craft warnings
to keep to shore
Lobstermen thought they saw
a submarine
half submerged suspiciously
Though I arrived too late
I'm sure she blew a kiss to me
as the sub sailed out to sea
Now I want you back
Yes, they want you back
We want you back
My country wants you back
cked down
and they put you first in line
And so you finally ask yourself
just how big you are
and take your place in a wiser
world of bigger motor cars
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So Where the hell was Biggles
when you needed him
last Saturday
And where were all the sportsmen
who always pulled you though
They're all resting down
in Cornwall
writing up their memoirs
for a paper-back edition
of the Boy Scout Manual
See there! A man born