The Kin Ks She Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina

From the KinKs album Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British ENJOY She s bought a hat like Princess Marina s To wear at all her social affairs She wears it when she s cleaning the windows She wears it when she s scrubbing the stairs But you will never see her at Ascot She can t afford the time or the fare But she s bought a hat like Princess Marina s So she don t care He s bought a hat like Anthony Eden s Because it makes him feel like a Lord But he can t afford a Rolls or a Bentley He has to buy a secondhand Ford He tries to feed his wife and his family And buy them clothes and shoes they can wear But he s bought a hat like Anthony Eden s So he don t care Buddy can you spare me a dime My wife is getting hungry And the kids are crying This poverty is hurting my pride Buddy can you spare me, buddy can you spare me a dime