HARD CRUEL WORLD

It's a hard cruel world we live in, a hard cruel world
It's a cold, grey and unforgiving, hard cruel world

Poor Miss Jenny Gray's out in the rain
From the landlord she must fly
For she's failed to pay her rent again
It's unreasonable, it's too high

Gay Sir Silas Screw's out on the town
Thinking thoughts of Jenny Gray
By refusing to bring her rental down
She might marry him just to pay

Bold young dashing Frank, clean cut and tough
Learns with rage of Jenny's ruin
Rushes to the bak to save his love
But he's overdrawn, ooh-ooh-ooh