She says he´s gone away on a short holiday
He won´t be back for awhile
The twleve from the bench stood up
And hesitated he´ll be leaving
right after this trial

Circumstance, evidence who can cheat providence
He wished he could go back again
A flick of the wrist
He wished that he missed
Not guilty is all he can say

Pass ´round the gossip now
Let´s wait and see
Pass ´round the tray now
Let´s have some tea
My boys haven´t seen him
He´s been working away
Don´t bother asking
he´s not home today
Not home today

T-shirts and badges
With free tickles and smudges
In the end you´ll believe what you feel
When ten hands are aiming
And no-one is complaining
In a sense it could be more real