Magpies and Eccles cakes Sob 'til you get the shakes Or your mood is lifting now And your head is spinning round Roundabout and down Milk and sugar in your tea Or a pint sounds good to me Don't you miss what's left behind? Do you know what you might find on the other side? Magpies and Eccles cakes What a difference the day makes Moss covering the flagstones now And the sky is dark And the night is long I fly pipelines teal and gold Hi-fi sightlines wet and cold I fight deadlines bought and sold I fly Magpies teal and gold Magpies and Eccles cakes You leave and that's the breaks But the planes are turning round And the world keeps spinning round And your head keeps spinning round...