Ian Freud
Too Much to Take
There's bound to be another little hole in the fence
Where the outside keeps getting in
I tried to patch it up with a wad of chewing gum
But they just keep clambering over

Too much to take
So many different colours
That it makes my head ache
All I want’s a slightly bigger piece of the cake
But they don't seem to notice
‘Cos they're all on the make
At least that’s what it said on my TV

But still they're closing in
And I hear it every day
They just get closer and closer
I don't say it for myself – just the state of all our health
Won't somebody think of the children?

Too much to take
So many different colours
That it makes my head ache
All I want's a slightly bigger piece of the cake
But they don't seem to notice
‘Cos they're all on the make
At least that's what it said
At least that’s what I read
It’s not just in my head
It's on TV!