There is this older guy That comes around from time to time
We're sure that he fought in the war
The war in Vietnam |
The Vietnam War, one of the US's most divisive wars, fought officially from 1965 to 1973 |
Most of what he tells us
No one's verified
He swears that he was there The day that Brendan Behan died |
Brendan Behan, Irish writer, 1923-1964. Member of the IRA, he was often in jail for IRA or drunkeness charges |
| He also claims he trained A kid name Cassius Clay |
Cassius Clay was later Muhammad Ali. The self proclaimed 'Greatest of All Time', he held most of pro-boxing's major belts, over a 20-year boxing career. |
| And cost Goldwater the election On election day |
Senator Barry Goldwater ran for President on the Republican ticket in 1964. Among other issues, he advocated the use of nuclear weapons if necessary. |
If he was still with us today Then he would introduce
Us to his closest friend The one and only Lenny Bruce
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Lenny Bruce, 1925-1966, and considered the first stand-up comedian to bring about 'modern' stand-up. Arrested for obscenity after a New York show in 1964, he was denounced for blasphemy in Australia and banned from performing in England. |
The truth is what he's been through
What he's had to do
What he's seen
And what he's done
All things considered, what he's telling us
Isn't hurting anyone. |
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We know it's true He's short a few
Check out the deck, it's light
Said he wrote the entire soundtrack for A Hard Day's Night |
1964 Beatles' film. |
On Peyton Place, played second base
He says but he regrets
The stadium was Shea, the team, the New York Mets |
Peyton Place, 1964-1969, the first primetime soap opera (Based on a movie of the same name)
The New York Mets started playing at Shea in 1964 (if you hadn't caught the 1964 theme yet). They lost their first game there, 4-3, to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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The truth is what he's been through
What he's had to do
What he's seen
And what he's done
All things considered, what he's telling us
Isn't hurting anyone
All things considered he's not bitter,
He's not mean, no he's not done
All things considered, what he's telling us
Isn't hurting anyone.
There is this older guy
That comes around from time to time
We're sure that he fought in the war
The war in Vietnam
Most of what he tells us
No one's verified
He swears that he was there The day that Brendan Behan died
The truth is what he's been through
What he's had to do
What he's seen
And what he's done
All things considered, what he's telling us
Isn't hurting anyone
All things considered he's not bitter,
He's not mean, no he's not done
All things considered, what he's telling us
Isn't hurting anyone.
Every now and then we hear our song....
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