It is said I was once left outside a Liverpool pub in my pram by my maternal great grandfather while he went inside for a pint only to be torn into and given what for by my Maternal Grandmother (a tiny woman) he being an alcoholic he didn’t see the problem but she gave him hell! She hated drink the rest of her life and it worried her deeply. A.S.
Liverpool Lullaby
Oh you are a mucky kid,
Dirty as a dustbin lid
When he finds out the things you did
You'll get a belt from your da
Oh you have your father's nose
So crimson in the dark, it glows
If you're not asleep when the boozers close
You'll get a belt from your da
You look so scruffy lying there
Strawberry jam tufts in your hair
Though in the world you haven't a care
And I have got so many
It's quite a struggle everyday
Living on your father's pay
'cause the bugger drinks it all away
And leaves me without any
Although we have no silver spoon
Better days are coming soon
Now Nellie's working at the Lune
And she gets paid on Friday
Perhaps one day we'll have a bash
When Little ones provide the cash
We'll get a house in Knotty Ash
And buy your dad a brewery
Oh you are a mucky kid,
Dirty as a dustbin lid
When he finds out the things you did
You'll get a belt from your da
Oh you have your father's face
You're growing up a real hard case
But there's no one can take your place
Go fast asleep for Mammy
Stan Kelly
(For those who think it was an Irish folk song! (sic) Stan Kelly-Bootle (stage name Stan Kelly) was born Stanley Bootle in Liverpool, Lancashire, on 15 September 1929. )
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