Jacob's Snake
Added on 09 July 2010
Those people
The ones who flew the flags from their cars
What are they doing now
That the tournament grinds to a halt
The interest of the world flagging
The World Cup books in WH Smith
Now sell for 99p
They were always shit
You see
And are still selling for 98p
More than they're worth
The Walkers bags of crisps
Already seem stale
Perhaps they will ship them to Spain
For a last-minute desperate sale
The kits with stickers and flags and mouse mats and mugs
Beer mats and pencils and condoms and jugs
Adorned with St George and his over-eager flag
Are now consigned to the bin and the bottom of bags
Only the hosts and the finalists care anymore
Everyone else has moved on to what's next in store
The next Nike advert, the next superstar
Hunched over an England beer mat at the back of a bar