Clambering man in big black boots Dug up my den, dug up my roots Treated us like plastic in town They built us up and knocked us down From McConnell to Legoland Here they come with a brick in their hand Men with heads filled up with sand It's bad, it's bad Building a house where we can stay I don't need it every day It's bad, we're on the road for us to cross There's lots and lots and lots of sand We're slim men in yellow vans They came and drew us diagrams Showed us how it all worked out And wrote it down in case of doubt Slow, slow and quick, quick, quick It's wall to wall and brick to brick They work so fast it makes you sick It's bad, it's bad Building a house where we can stay I don't need it every day It's bad, we're on the road for us to cross There's lots and lots and lots of sand We're slim men in yellow vans They came and drew us diagrams Showed us how it all worked out And wrote it down in case of doubt Down with stakes and up with bricks In with boats and up with ropes It's in with suits and new recruits It's bad, it's bad Building a house where we can stay I don't need it every day It's bad, we're on the road for us to cross There's lots and lots and lots of sand Building a house where we can stay I don't need it every day It's bad, we're on the road for us to cross There's lots and lots and lots of sand *