Excerpt from a Teenage Opera-Keith West

[ti:Excerpt From A Teenage Opera] [ar:Keith West] [al:60s: The Collection] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.77]Excerpt From A Teenage Opera - Keith West [00:02.53]Written by：Keith Hopkins/Philwit [00:03.51] [00:18.92]Count the days into years [00:21.63] [00:23.80]His eighty two brings many fears [00:27.12] [00:29.27]Yesterday's laughter turned to tears [00:33.80] [00:34.44]His arms and legs don't feel so strong [00:37.36]His heart is weak there's something wrong [00:39.58] [00:40.17]Opens windows in despair tries to breathe in some fresh air [00:45.50]His conscience cries get on your feet [00:48.51]Without you Jack the town can't eat [00:51.10]Grocer Jack grocer Jack get off your back [00:54.98]Go into town don't let them down oh no no [00:59.19] [01:01.66]Grocer Jack grocer Jack get off your back [01:05.66]Go into town don't let them down oh no no [01:09.83] [01:15.09]The people that live in the town don't understand [01:21.30] [01:23.13]He's never been known to miss his round [01:27.53] [01:28.42]It's ten o'clock the housewives yell [01:31.33]When Jack turns up we'll give him hell [01:33.56] [01:34.08]Husbands moan at breakfast tables [01:36.18] [01:36.68]No milk no eggs no marmalade labels [01:39.56]Mothers send their children out [01:41.59] [01:42.28]To Jack's house to scream and shout [01:44.77] [01:45.28]Grocer Jack grocer Jack get off your back [01:49.00]Come into town don't let us down oh no no [01:53.40] [01:55.74]Grocer Jack grocer Jack get off your back [01:59.55]Come into town don't let us down oh no no [02:04.01] [02:38.04]It's Sunday morning bright and clear [02:41.49] [02:43.66]Lovely flowers decorate a marvellous square [02:51.79]People cry and walk away and think about the fateful day [02:56.54] [02:57.21]Now they wish they'd given Jack more affection and respect [03:01.66] [03:02.60]The little children dressed in black [03:05.41]Don't know what happened to old Jack [03:07.80] [03:08.55]Grocer Jack grocer Jack is it true what mummy says [03:13.58]You won't come back oh no no [03:16.52] [03:18.93]Grocer Jack grocer Jack is it true what mummy says [03:24.07]You won't come back oh no no [03:27.43] [03:29.76]Grocer Jack grocer Jack is it true what mummy says [03:35.13]You won't come back oh no no [03:38.57] [03:40.53]Grocer Jack grocer Jack is it true what mummy says [03:45.98]You won't come back oh no no [03:49.14] [03:51.69]Grocer Jack grocer Jack is it true what mummy says [03:56.92]You won't come back oh no no