Did You See His Name - The Kinks

Did you see his name in the local paper

Stole a tin of beans from a cut-priced grocery store?

The judge said, «He must pay»

So, he put him on probation and the paper gave his name

Did you see his name in the criminal section

And the center page gave his name and his address

They stopped him doing it again

So, they put him to dishonour and put the man to shame

He lost his little job

His employer was absolved of blame

His world just crumbled down

Incidently, did you see his name in the obiturary column

Letters edged in black

Life was much too hard to live

So, he brought it to an end

In his gas-filled maisonette

Because he couldn’t stand the strain

La la la la la

Life was much too hard to live

So, he brought it to an end

In his gas-filled maisonette

Because he couldn’t stand the strain

Did you see his name?

Did you see his name?

Did you see his name?