Darryl Atherton - Hugo and Petulia

Hugo and Petulia were husband and wife in all but name
They lived in a first floor apartment above the Seine
She was a Moulin Rouge dancer sadly he was lame
He went out one night alone never came back again

They were a well established part of the cafe set
Always seen sat at the same table even when wet
He dressed very sober she often dressed peculiar
This is how people recognized Hugo and Petulia

Hugo cut a lonely figure in his darker days
Petulia would coax him out she had her ways
He once wandered off went missing for a week
By November his desperation was at its peak

Hugo and Petulia were husband and wife in all but name
They lived in a first floor apartment above the Seine
She was a Moulin Rouge dancer sadly he was lame
He went out one night alone never came back again

Hugo started to complain of neighbour strife
Suddenly one Autumn evening he took his life
Petulia struggled with this withdrew inside herself
Now twelve months on she still gets by with stealth

Hugo and Petulia were husband and wife in all but name
They lived in a first floor apartment above the Seine
She was a Moulin Rouge dancer sadly he was lame
He went out one night alone never came back again

They lived in a first floor apartment above the Seine
He went out one night alone never came back again

Never came back again

Written by:
Darryl Atherton, Lem Mellor

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