Ha Ha Ha - The Betty Windsor Show

Betty takes her make up off slumped a little on her seat
Her weariness amazes her, one's branded on one's feet
She'd love to smoke a cigarette though she hasn't done for years
Some things are hard to shake off, old habits and old fears
She's reminded of an evening though the memory's not clear
What was it he said to her about favour and of fear?
He didn't really say much and he didn't stick around
But that evening she was happy, yes, that evening...

It started out as heaven but it ended up as hell
Betty never saw it coming but she never could tell
In the crowd he stood there waving as they said it's time to go
No one ever turns the light out on the Betty Windsor Show

Betty writes a diary for the family and the kids
For the empire she used to have and the one that still exists
He doesn't have an entry but his name's on every page
Mixed in with the ceremony, the ritual and the rage
Memories assault her now but the tiredness prevails
Betty puts the pen down as her mind comes round again
To a garden and an evening and a promise and a rule
And a pale young man of England who would play for her the fool

It started out as heaven but it ended up as hell
Betty never saw it coming but she never could tell
In the crowd he stood there waving as they said it's time to go
No one ever turns the light out on the Betty Windsor Show

It was summertime but the air was cool
Betty felt it all undressed in the pool
And when they came for her she was already gone
But the memory lives on and on
And on and on and on and on and on and on and on

Betty puts her make up on as someone whispers in her ear
The schedule's all planned out and the car's already here
She hasn't really slept well and she snaps when she hears
It's time, ma'am, it's time now, I know it is, she says
Duty is a privilege, it is constant and divine
Betty understands this and Betty walks the line
And as she rises from the table, she is ready for the day
It's time, ma'am, it's time now, I know it is, she'll say

It started out as heaven but it ended up as hell
Betty never saw it coming but she never could tell
In the crowd he stood there waving as they said it's time to go
No one ever turns the light out on the Betty Windsor Show

Written by:
Frank Harkin

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