Sharing a Name With a Celebrity

Sharing a Name With a Celebrity By Elton Camp Sometimes it can be sort of fun To share a name with Elton John He can lay claim to it if he durst, But by many years, I had it first My knowing of him did begin With his “Candle in the Wind” For him, “Elton” is a stage name As to me, my father’s to blame While I think that it wasn’t wise, A weird name was right in his eyes John has titles and awards in his life But compared to his, I prefer my wife