Old Pals
NOW ALBERT HAD ALWAYS A MUSICAL BENT
WHILST JACK WAS A BIT OF A FIGHTER
AND WHEN ALBERT, PLAYIN T’PIANO AT T’PUB,
TOOK TH' APPLAUSE FOR HIS SKILLS
JACK JUST SAT THERE AND SUPPED AND GOT TIGHTER
WELL ALBERT AND JACK WERE VERY GOOD CHUMS
THEY PLAYED SOCCER AND DARTS AND WENT BOWLIN'
AND WHEN T’WAR CAME ALL OF A SUDDEN LIKE
THEY LOST TOUCH AS T'BOMBS STARTED FALLIN'
NOW ALBERT HE WERE CALLED INTO T'NAVY
AND SAILED ALL ROUND T'WORLD IN A BOAT
SOMETIMES HE GOT SEASICK AND FELL OVERBOARD
AND ALTHOUGH HE COULDN'T SWIM - HE COULD FLOAT
JACK WENT INTO TH’ARMY AND SOON GOT A RANK
BUT HE NEVER GOT NO AIRS AND GRACES
HIS RANK IT WERE PRIVATE AND PROBABLY DUE
TO HIS TUNIC WORE UNDER HIS BRACES
AS A LAD BERT WERE ALUS QUITE SHORT FOR HIS HEIGHT
AND NOW AS A MAN HE SEEMED SMALLER
AND JACK HE WERE T'SAME ALUS TALL FOR 'IS HEIGHT
BUT NOW AS A MAN 'E WERE TALLER
WHEN T'CONFLICT WERE OVER AND HITLER WERE BEAT
AND TWENTY YEARS MORE HAD GONE BY
JACK WERE WAITIN' FOR T'BUS 'OME ONE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WHEN ALBERT ‘E HAPPENED TO SPY
WELL I'LL BE JIGGERED JACK SHOUTED TO BERT
AS ALBERT RAN OVER TO GREET HIM
'EE 'OW YOU'VE CHANGED SAID ALBERT TO JACK
AND 'OW HE WERE SO PLEASED TO MEET HIM
WHAT YOU DOIN' NOW? SAID JACK - INTERESTED LIKE
WELL I'LL BET YOURE MARRIED AN' ALL
AYE I AM ANSWERED BERT TO A NICE BIT O' SKIRT
AND WE’VE THREE KIDS — GEORGE-RINGO-AND PAUL !
AND ALL OF 'EM INTERESTED IN MUSIC LIKE ME
THEY PLAY T'MOUTH-ORGAN, GUITAR AND T'DRUMS
WE'LL COME ROUND TO YOUR 'OUSE NEXT WEDNESDAY NEET
WE CAN ALL HAVE A SING AND BE CHUMS
WELL JACK WERN'T BEST PLEASED THOUGH HE DIDN'T SAY
FOR WI' MUSIC HE HADN'T MUCH TRUCK
SO HE JUST BIT HIS LIP AND SAID AYE THAT SOUNDS GRAND
WE’LL SEE THEE NEXT WEDNESDAY WITH LUCK !
HOW ABOUT THEE JACK? ALBERT ENQUIRED
DID THA' MARRY THAT BIG LASS CALLED SALLY
AYE I DID BERT, SAID JACK, AND WEVE THREE KIDS AN' ALL
CALLED PATTERSON, BRUNO AND ALI
AND ALL OF 'EM INTERESTED IN BOXING LIKE ME
AND FOR T'PUNCH LINE HIS TONGUE WERE ABIDIN'
WE'LL COME ROUND TO YOUR 'OUSE NEXT TUESDAY NEET
AND WE'LL GIVE THEE A BLOODY GOOD HIDIN' !!
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