In this context 'Barnet'', abbreviated from 'Barnet Fair'
is rhyming slang for hair.
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This old brush would once brush cleanly This old brush once smoothed my hair This old brush once snagged a single strand When I was kempt and fair This old brush began to clog up With the hair that it had pulled This old brush was like a fur ball Can my barnet be refuelled Ain’t gonna need this brush no longer Ain’t gonna need this brush no more Ain’t got time to rub those creams in Nor to tap the surgeon’s door This old brush served through my youthful days But now lives in a drawer If this old brush could be bigger I could use it on the floor This old brush outlived its uses This old brush redundant now This old comb is all I need now This old brush must take a bow This old comb ain’t working proper Like that old brush always did There’s a dumb old tufty bit Of which my comb will not get rid Ain’t gonna brush this hair no longer Ain’t gonna sweep it to one side Cos I’ve got this centre parting It’s about four inches wide Ain’t got time to rub those creams in Nor to tap the surgeon’s door Ain’t gonna need this brush no longer Ain’t gonna need this brush no more
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