Singer: Gilbert 'O Sullivan br Song: Nothing Rhymed br Genre: Ballad br Year: 1971 br Language: English br Country: UK br br If I give up the seat I've been saving br To some elderly lady or man br Am I being a good boy, am I your pride and joy br Mother please, if your pleased say, I am br br And if while in the course of my duty br I perform an unfortunate take br Would you punish me so, unbelievably so br Never again will I make that mistake br br This feeling inside me could never deny me br The right to be wrong if I choose br And this pleasure I get from say br Winning a bet, is to lose br br When I'm drinking my Bonaparte Shandy br Eating more than enough apple pies br Will I glance at my screen and see real human beings br Starve to death right in front of my eyes br br Nothing old, nothing new, nothing ventured br Nothing gained, nothing still-born or lost br Nothing further than proof, nothing wilder than youth br Nothing older than time, nothing sweeter than wine br Nothing physically, recklessly, hopelessly blind br br Nothing I couldn't say br Nothing why 'cos today br Nothing rhymed br br This feeling inside me could never deny me br The right to be wrong if I choose br And this pleasure I get from say br Winning a bet, is to lose br br Nothing good, nothing bad, nothing ventured br Nothing gained, nothing still-born or lost br Nothing further than proof, nothing wilder than youth br Nothing older than time, nothing sweeter than wine br Nothing physically, recklessly, hopelessly blind br br Nothing I couldn't say br Nothing why 'cos today br Nothing rhymed