The World And His Wife Elvis Costello

[Verse 1]
The family circle gathers 'round from very far and near
To pass around the same remarks they passed away last year
The little girl you dangle on your knee without mishap
Stirs something in your memory and something in your lap

[Chorus]
But it's a living
This is the life
For the world and his wife
For the world and his wife

[Verse 2]
The kissing cousins slip outside to cuddle and confess
She says sweet nothing at all, it's much more of a mess
The conversation melts like chocolate down their open jaws
As the juniper berry slips down just like last night's drawers

[Chorus]
It's a living
This is the life
For the world and his wife
For the world and his wife

[Bridge]
To tell the truth, our Mum ran off with someone else's father
Went for two weeks holiday in Taramasalata
Daddy went out with the rubbish and he kept on walking
Between Mum and the walls, God only knows who does the talking