Self

The self employed man had a terrible fall He injured himself when he fell from a wall The self employed man had a terrible fall He injured himself when he fell from a wall As he fell he let out a whelp but no one could help The self employed man who worked on the land Broke his right foot and he broke his left hand The self employed man who worked on the land Broke his right foot and he broke his left hand His business had gone to the wall with a fall The self employed man could no longer drive I can not press the peddles he said, to his wife The self employed man could no longer drive I can not press the peddles he said, to his wife I can not use my van, I am no longer a man The self employed man could not use his machines That brought in a small income along with big dreams The self employed man could not use his machines That brought in a small income along with big dreams He knew it was the end till his broke bones did mend The self employed man knew his life was in tatters His income had gone and that's all that matters The self employed man knew his life was in tatters His income had gone and that's all that matters At some point very soon our savings will swoon The self employed man chose the work that he did He was beholden to no one and made a few quid The self employed man chose the work that he did He was beholden to no one and made a few quid With no help from the state it was all now to late The self employed man lost his house to the banks They just took it off him, said goodbye , many thanks The self employed man lost his house to the banks They just took it off him, said goodbye , many thanks We repossessed it, no fuss, no frills, you can't pay your bills The self employed man threw himself in the river He had met with a taker and needed a giver The self employed man threw himself in the river He had met with a taker and needed a giver Thinking as he sank below, worked hard with nothing to show