Alf’s Seventh Bit

Did I 'ear it 'arf in a doze: The Co-ops was a goin' somewhere, Did I 'ear it while pickin' 'ops; How they better start takin' care, That the papers were gettin' together And the larger stores were likewise Considering something that would, as you Might say, be a surprise To the Co-ops, a echo or somethin'? They tell me that branded goods Don't get a discount like Mr. Selfridge Of 25 per cent, on their ads., and the woods Is where the Co-ops are goin' to, And that Oxford Street site Is not suited to co-operation A sort of'Arab's dream in the night. ''We have plenty, so let it be.' The example of these consumers in co-operation Might cause thought and be therefore A peril to Selfridge and the nation.