The Polaroid

Peter Hammill

Me holidays on the Southern Sands
Trying to get some fun by way of one night stands...
I clocked this girl, thought I'd give her the chat -
One of them Swedish blonde types
And I've always fancied that
I showed her me Polaroid

She said "I like it, will you
Please take my picture?"
I say "Right then", thinking
This is gonna be me lucky day
She whips off her bikini top
And I think "OK!"

I say "It only takes a minute
For this thing to develop."
She says "I'd better push off now
Or me feller'll be jealous."
Just then I felt a hand on me collar
And it was a Boy in Blue
He says "You can't take nude photographs on this beach"
And "I'm arresting you"
I protested me innocence
But it was no use, the picture was forming
He gave me the official warning that day
He'd seen me Polaroid
So what could I say?

I looked around, but she'd disappeared
I say "You don't understand, this was all her idea!"
But the copper says "Don't worry son, I get the picture OK."

He took me Polaroid
And I got ten days

Trivia about the song The Polaroid by Peter Hammill

When was the song “The Polaroid” released by Peter Hammill?
The song The Polaroid was released in 1979, on the album “The Polaroid / The Old School Tie”.

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