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A song about one of our most loved comic actors, Norman Wisdom. The story of his unbelievably tough early life could have been pulled straight from a Dickensian novel
lyrics
Sorry Circumstances
Born in sorry circumstances, with nothing to your name
Raggy-arsed and baggy trousered, your brother just the same
Your mother left in desperation, you still feel the pain
You still feel the pain
Father took himself to drinking, drowned his days away
No tenderness or toleration, and nothing else to say
Except to strike with fists of anger, when you got in the way
When you got in the way
Middle 8
Rough living on the streets of London, struggling to survive
Learnt the tricks and took the chances, to keep yourself alive
You learnt how to keep yourself alive
Walked to Wales to be a miner, and earn some honest pay
Abandoned by a friend you trusted, he upped and ran away
Took a boat to Argentina, that sailed from Tiger Bay
That sailed from Tiger Bay
Then you signed up for the army, playing in the band
Bore the hardships and the pleasures, in a foreign land
Learnt the art of making laughter, had them eating out your hand
Eating out your hand
Middle 8
Learnt the tricks and took the chances, to shape what you became
Made a song and dance about it, until you made your name
Took a trip until you found your fame
credits
from Strange Device,
released April 1, 2019
Song written by John Davies
Lead Vocals: John Davies
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