Excerpt From A Teenage Opera

6 6 6 5 -6 6 6 5
count the days into years
4 6 6 6 6 -6 6 6 5
yes,eighty two brings many fears
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yesterdays laughter turns to tears
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his arms and legs don`t feel so strong
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his heart is weak there`s something wrong
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opens windows in despair
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tries to breathe in some fresh air
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his conscience cries,”get on your feet
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without you jack the town can`t eat”

chorus:
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grocer jack,grocer jack,get off your back
5 6 6 6 -5 -5 5 5 -4 5-4 4 3
go into town don`t let them down,oh no no
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grocer jack,grocer jack,get off your back
5 6 6 6 -5 -5 5 5 -4 5-4 4 3
go into town don`t let them down,oh no no

verse:

the people that live in the town
don`t understand,he`s never been known
to miss his round
it`s ten o`clock,the housewives yell
“when jack turns up,we`ll give him hell”
husbands moan at breakfast tables,
no milk,no eggs,no marmalade labels
mother`s send their children out
to jacks house to scream and shout.

repeat chorus.

it`s sunday morning,bright and clear,
lovely flowers,decorate a marble square
people cry and mourn away
think about the fateful day
now they wish they`d given jack
more affection and respect
the little children dressed in black
don`t know what`s happened to old jack.

grocer jack,grocer jack,is it true what mummy said
you won`t come back,oh no no.
(repeat and fade)