In a crowded rowdy pub
someone's daughter or wife
is stripping off to strangers -
her only real option in life

They beg "Come on darling,
show us what you've got" -
Like bees around a honey pot

While her children are asleep
she's trying to earn some money
It's all a bit of harmless fun -
but to her it isn't funny

They beg "Come on sweetheart,
your body's really hot" -
Like bees around a honey pot

A drunk tries a quick grope
and the male mob howls for more
she puts on her self-respect with her coat
and returns to her kids with a score

They beg "Come back gorgeous,
we want to see the lot" -
Like bees around a honey pot