LITTERBUG
I don’t know if you’ve noticed when you’re driving in your car
But there’s a phenomenon occurring and it’s occurring near and far
I don’t know who the culprit is, it certainly isn’t me
But it grinds my gears and makes me mad, whoever could it be?
You must see all the rubbish, it’s all along the roads
Litterbugs are everywhere the dirty little toads
They leave their mark behind them, they’re the lowest of the low
And if I caught them in the act, I’d like to tell them so
Sometimes I fantasise about how I would react
What I’d say and do if I caught one in the act
People says “don’t get involved, just look the other way”
But I’m not sure I could do that, I’d have to have my say
I’d have to grab the chance to look them squarely in the eye
To tell them what I think of them, then calmly ask them why
When they wound their window down and chucked their rubbish out
Who did they think would pick it up? (I’d try hard not to shout)
It’s not their fault they’re stupid though, they can’t be held to blame
They’ve not been educated and they haven’t got a brain
No-one ever told them “put your rubbish in the bin”
They’re Philistines, they’re cretins – I hope they’re not your kin?
If they are, do us a favour, have a little word
Explain the situation, I know it sounds absurd
Take some time to spell it out, make it crystal clear
When they dumbly drop their litter, it won’t just disappear
Tossed out on the roadside, a sad and ugly thing
It can’t just pick itself up and find a handy bin
It could be there for centuries, millennia or more
Unless a litter picker comes and picks it off the floor
Our local WhatsApp group organised a litter pick
We analysed the rubbish and it really made us sick
It’s mostly fast food wrappers being cast aside this way
It’s PVC and cellophane, things that don’t decay
Let’s get Britain tidy, let’s start a new campaign
Let’s educate our children and find some pride again
Let’s do our bit and contribute, there’s so much we can do
To eliminate all litterbugs – I hope it isn’t you?!