He used to travel in bath cubes, until the slump came, Faced with re - dundancy, he turned his mind to other things, And soon became a household name! (Knicker elastic...) ...everybody used it, (Knicker elastic...) ...nobody refused it, Knicker - lastic King! A self-made man with a business to run, And something to sell ...to every - one, The Knicker - lastic King! | / / / / | / / / / | He grew so rich the Gnomes of Zurich, Were green with envy, (Oo---- oo!) The darling of 'The Stock Exchange' made 'The New Year's Honours List', And won 'The Queen's - ward to Indus - try'! (Knicker elastic...) ...essence of propriety, (Knicker elastic...) ...up - holder of society, The Knicker - lastic King! (Oo - la - la!) | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | | / / / / | / / / / | His rubber business kept ex - panding, But then di - sa - ster! (Ee, by gum!) ^ ^ The price of raw ma - terials, coupled with in - flation, Squeezed his global holdings, his liquid assets bottomed out, And shrunk his retail outlet ope - ration! And that's the story of... (...The Knicker - lastic King), ...and market forces, (The Knicker - lastic King!) horses for courses! A self-made man with a business to run, And something to sell to every - one, The Knicker - lastic King, (Oo - la - la!) The Knicker - lastic King--------! | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / ||