Lyrics to
A Stitch In Time

This version of A Stitch In Time was released by Jethro Tull in 1979.

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I work in dark factories, a cog in the big wheel,
driving grey satanic mills and weaving sad stories.
And faceless masters oh, they pay me plenty
crumbs from their luncheon packs, harsh wine from bottles halk empty.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Said Cock Robin from the wall.
It’s an early bird catches the worm.
Show a little pride before you fall.
So I flew to the south sun with birds of a feather
to drink in the warm nights and tell of fine weather.

A stitch in time saves nine.
Said Cock Robin from the wall.
It’s an early bird catches the worm.
Show a little pride before you fall.

Listen all you young folk your lives on a timetable,
clocking on twenty-one fly while you’re able.
A stitch in time saves nine.
Said Cock Robin from the wall.
It’s an early bird catches the worm.
Show a little pride before you fall.

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Jethro Tull has released many songs over the years besides A Stitch In Time. Jethro Tull released songs from 1968 to 2003 spanning across albums like This Was, Stand Up, Benefit, Aqualung, Living In The Past, Thick As A Brick, A Passion Play, Warchild, Minstrel In The Gallery, Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die!, Songs From The Wood, Heavy Horses, Stormwatch, A, The Broadsword And The Beast, Under Wraps, Crest Of A Knave, Rock Island, Catfish Rising, Nightcap, Roots To Branches, J-Tull Dot Com, and The Jethro Tull Christmas Album. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Jethro Tull.

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About Lyrics and A Stitch In Time by Jethro Tull

The lyrics to A Stitch In Time are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Jethro Tull in 1979. Elements of the lyrics to A Stitch In Time are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Jethro Tull and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for A Stitch In Time back when it was created.

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