Transcribed by Justin Watson, mentalman@bigpond.com 
Any comments, correspondence, criticisms or corrections welcome. 
 
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Oh by the way Nigel died yesterday 
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A quiet guy he never had too much to say 
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He'd been seriously ill, he'd been going downhill 
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For a very long time 
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But he had a good time 
 

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Oh by the way Nigel died yesterday 
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A quiet guy he never had too much to say 
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He didn't keep up his appearance 

And he never phoned his parents 
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They were very very old 
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And they could be so very rude 
 
REFRAIN 
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And they would say to their friends 
 
CHORUS 
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Look at him he's guilty as sin 
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Nobody knows what he's on 
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He's pale as a ghost as narrow as a post 
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And he's our prodigal son 
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We'll miss him when he's gone 
 
Repeat VERSE 1 
 
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Repeat CHORUS 
 
Solo over VERSE Progression 
 
Repeat REFRAIN 
Repeat CHORUS 
 
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