Where was the love where was the hope
All Bob had was laundry soap
No personal calls on the telephone
Just poor upset Bob all on his own
Everyday around noon he had a good cry
He stared at the floor and tears welled in his eyes
CHORUS
Bob was the guy at the washing machine - washing machine
He waited all day for his clothes to get clean - clothes to get clean
All of his family and friends have died - have died
Bob gets so upset that he cries - he cries
There was no one to talk to nobody there - nobody there
No one to comfort of someone to care
One day Bob sat as he normally does
Folding his laundry and picking off fuzz
Then in walked a woman confidented and proud
For a moment Bob was away on a cloud
Her wash machine broke to Bob she explained
They talked for hours she told him her name
She called herself Martha that's what she said
And Bob couldn't get her out of his head
He asked her to dinner and so they went
When Bob had to cry Martha's shoulder was lent
CHORUS2
Bob was the guy at the washing machine - washing machine
He waited all day for his clothes to get clean - clothes to get clean
All of his family and friends have died - have died
But now there's a speckle of hope in his eye
Now there's someone to talk to somebody there - somebody there
Someone to comfort and someone to care
She was sad too and needed a friend
Who would be there still is from now till the end
They still are together and so it is said
The laundry gets done without one tear shed
END.
