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Question 1

Once I had a colour…

Answer 1

Once I had a colour as red as the rose
Now my colour has fade like the lily that grows
Now my colour has fade like the lily that grows
If it wasn’t for flash company I should never been so poor

Question 2

Well it’s singing and dancing…

Answer 2

Well it’s singing and dancing, well it was my delight
Flash company’s been the ruin of me, and the ruin of me quite
Flash company’s been the ruin of me and a great many more
If it wasn’t for flash company I should never been so poor

Question 3

So come all you little flash girls…

Answer 3

So come all you little flash girls take a warning by me
And never build your nest, my love, on the top of a tree
For the green leaves they will wither and the roots they will decay
And the beauty of a fair maid it will soon fade away

Question 4

So you take this yellow handkerchief…

Answer 4

So you take this yellow handkerchief in a remembrance of me
And tie it round your neck, my love, in your flash company
Flash company has been the ruin of me and a great many more
If it wasn’t for flash company I should never been so poor