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"The candy floss salesman 

Watches ladies in the sand

Down for a freaky weekend in the hope 

That they'll be meeting Mr. Universe."

- 'Up The Pool' Jethro Tull


UP THE POOL

This song is inherently sad due to its nostalgic musing. Ian Anderson thinks back to the times he spent at Blackpool both growing up and on his later visits when he was living in London.

The verse above about the lecherous candy floss man watching 'desperate' young women sums up one of life's little ironies - aspiring to something you can't have. Sad really.