All those oh! so trendy in their flapper and flair

Delinquent derelict, four walls and a square

Never should you worry about society

The best things in this life are never free

Treat this whole world to a cavalry rout

And when you've had enough of go, go, go and get out

CHORUS

Is everybody happy? Well are you happy?

Get a live-in lover, never leave her alone

The lifestyle is impressive, and you've moved up a tone

Circulate in circles, leave the centre at home

And happy is this hero, never needing a throne

CHORUS

We're having a party-and everyone's welcome-

And if you've got no friends-I'm sure we'll invent some

It's things and then it's places

Not people and their faces

It's things and then it's places

Not people and their faces. And are you happy?

Don't go near the water till you learn how to swim

The parodies and prophecies, cataclysm

Probably a proverb, like blood from a stone

And happy is this hero, never needing a throne

CHORUS

It's things and then it's places

Not people and their faces