Kids Comics

With The Dandy, The Beano The Eagle and Dan Dare Dick Barton on the radio The Goon Show on air Riders of the Range Journey into space We kids of the fifties Had our special place Glued to the wireless No screens in sight The Third Programme the Home Service and the light When Sunday night came Waiting patiently about For Radio Luxembourg Fading in and out. Carters little liver pills Horace Bachelor’s tips For winning the Pools Fish and four of chips Salt and vinegar Splash Newspaper wrapping Listenining to the music Feet quietly tapping Playing in the fields Hours out in the wild This was the life of A fifties poor child. No time to be miserable Deprived or dull With such a childhood So active and full. Dennis the Menace Desperate Dan Biffo, Ace Detective Harris Tweed From the Eagle Dandy and Beano All those comics we used to read