Cod And Chips

Lyrics

Verse 1
Last orders, door half shut
Steel on steel, tea urn hot
Grease on the tiles, queue in a line
Boss in the back says, "move that sign"
Paper bags stacked, lids clack loud
Hands on the counter, whole shop crowded
Clock's on blink and the till's gone dead
Still I'm bashing out plates instead

Pre-Chorus
Hear that tray rattle
Hear that line grow
One more shout
Then we let it go
Salt in the air
Smoke in the coat
This ends fast
Then we all go home

Chorus
Cod and chips, cod and chips
(Go on, then) cod and chips
Battered sausage, curry splash
(One more) mushy peas and salt
Cod and chips, cod and chips
(crack that) cod and chips
Chippy window, late-night myth
We run this place till the shutters hit

Verse 2
Line by line, I call it out
Plaice for the mum, pie for the lout
Scampi bites for the lad in black
Two pickled eggs and a tater cake stack
Vinyl bench got sauce marks on it
Keys in the hand and the chef don't quit
Bang on the fryer, watch that drop
Whole street knows when the trays don't stop

Pre-Chorus
Hear that tray rattle
Hear that line grow
One more shout
Then we let it go
Salt in the air
Smoke in the coat
This ends fast
Then we all go home

Chorus
Cod and chips, cod and chips
(Go on, then) cod and chips
Battered sausage, curry splash
(One more) mushy peas and salt
Cod and chips, cod and chips
(crack that) cod and chips
Chippy window, late-night myth
We run this place till the shutters hit

Bridge
One lad laughs, one gal stares
Paper in hand, same old glare
Till that bell gives one last ring
And the whole room starts to sing

Final Chorus
Cod and chips, cod and chips
(Go on, then) cod and chips
Battered sausage, curry splash
(One more) mushy peas and salt
Cod and chips, cod and chips
(crack that) cod and chips
Chippy window, late-night myth
We run this place till the shutters hit