Pre Beatle Fame
Pre Beatles Fame
There are times when long time ago really is long, yet seen
with a cosmic sight, a speck of dust in the eye of the sky.
I think it was In 1956 I saw the Beatles perform at a place
called the cave in Liverpool. I was about seventeen worked
as a mess boy on a ship, cleaning pots and pans in the galley.
Back then the wages were low, yet we didn´t feel poor and
we had money for a pint of beer and a packet of woodbine,
potato crisp with a packed of salt inside...big deal.
Oh, shallow youth I found their music noisy and intrusive
I was trying to chat up a girl at the time, she was swaying
to the tune said the lyric was fantastic and I quickly agreed
became a fan overnight, yet never conquered her heart.
back on board - pubs closed early- I sat smoking cigarettes
listening to Hank William’s western music on the radio.
Copyright © Jan Oskar Hansen | Year Posted 2014
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