
Artwork by Google Images Recorded Mixed and Mastered at Crescent Studios Engineer - David Yearley
DIY Francis Graves and Huw Heywood
Francis Graves - Guitars/Vocals, David Yearley - Bass/FX Huw Heywood - Guitars George Francis - Percussion
Weighted down with power tools, your week end’s on the run
There’s no rest no holiday, no time free for fun
Remember all those bygone days when colour/songs unfurled
Raging, dreaming, running, flying.....they’re your string of pearls
So forget about that casement, peeling in the sun
And that damp old basement, let the water run
Just keep that god damn boiler, firing like a gun
Soak-away the garden to a manhole that’s never plumb
You’re the man! Yeah!
You’re the man! Yeah!
Banish D.I.Y.!!
Warping on that casement, peeling in the sun
Damp proof on the basement, cracked the water runs
Pump’s gone on the boiler, firing like a gun
Drain’s blocked in the garden, that manhole’s never plumb
You’re the man! Yeah!
You’re the man! Yeah!
Do that D.I.Y!
Dropped slate on the pavement, batten nails are gone
Mastic on that worktop’s been leaking for so long
One hinge on the back door rusting limp alone
Fuse box’s on a live wire, it’s going to kill someone
You’re the man! Yeah!
You’re the man! Yeah!
Do that D.I.Y!
Huw wrote the song and Francis supplied the words to this heartfelt plea for sanity in the household. At one point in the song you can hear "the wife" nagging for DIY action............
