2025 Competition Lyrics Entry:

Woking Byfleet Vauxhaul Bridge Waterloo Commuting Blues by Colin Billyard

Lyrics

Woking, Byfleet, Vauxhall Bridge, Waterloo Commuting Blues

Now I travel everday on the City Line, I stand on platform one about half past nine
I look for where you’re sitting where they let you smoke
But baby all those cigarettes just make me choke.

I wanna’ commute with you
I wanna’ commute with you
I wanna’ commute with you
If you let me show you baby, then you’ll soon be a commuter too.

Now somedays it’s wet and some days it’s fine
I carry my umbrella up and down the line
My bowler fits me perfectly, I really look smart
So why don’t you look at me, you’re breaking my heart?

Chorus

Now just the other day when we reached Waterloo,
I nearly had my chance to say “hello” to you
We walked up to the ticket box, this really was some fun
But I handed him my ticket, he punched a hole in my thumb

Chorus

I waited for you Friday ‘bout a week ago
I missed my train just waiting for a glimpse of you
I got into the office about half past ten
They told me that you’d bought a bike and cycled in

Chorus

Bio

Winner 1972 BBC R2 Young Composer of the Year
Winner 2021 King Lear Prize for Music, head judge Julian Lloyd Weber

Co-author(s)

Lyrics Competition Results

Emotional Impact:
1/ 20
Technical Skill:
1/ 20
Memorability:
1/ 20
Storytelling:
1/ 20
Imagery:
1/ 20
Total Score:
5/ 100

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