Purple Bin - a song about bin collections

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Purple Bin
Lyrics Copyright Michael Curtis 2025
All rights reserved

Chorus:
Purple Bin! Purple Bin!, Purple Bin! Purple Bin!, Purple Bin! Purple Bin!
I don't have a F*ing clue what I should be chucking in!

Verse 1:
In the old days bin day was easy.
The only bag colour was black.
You could dispose of leaking batteries;
In a half split bin bag sack.
But now there's a hundred silly rules;
Where to put a bottle; where to put a tin;
Where to put plastic; where to put paper!
But nobody can tell me why I have a purple bin!

Go to chorus.

Verse 2:
Bin men used to be cheerful.
At Xmas they got money in the pot.
When they came knocking for a tip;
I said, "The three O'clock at Ascot".
Now there are ten bins blocking my driveway;
Each with a weird 3 week collection;
Is it blue or brown or black or purple lid today?
Or the tiny brown one foxes like and which has maggots in?

Go to chorus.