Originally Posted by mr. mustard:
“Clapham Chancers
Meanwhile boys wanted versions
Of Hollywood-style fame,
So to brief fair excursions
The Clapham chancers came.
....
None of them hired chauffeurs
Or won the football pools,
Some turned out idle loafers,
Some worked with hands and tools.
Where are the Clapham chancers
Who used to flirt and smile?
Like candy-floss, the answer’s
They only shone a while.
©”
“Clapham Chancers
Meanwhile boys wanted versions
Of Hollywood-style fame,
So to brief fair excursions
The Clapham chancers came.
....
None of them hired chauffeurs
Or won the football pools,
Some turned out idle loafers,
Some worked with hands and tools.
Where are the Clapham chancers
Who used to flirt and smile?
Like candy-floss, the answer’s
They only shone a while.
©”
So true to remembered (hazy now) versions of our pasts, well and accurately rendered - good one Musty.




LMAO
They would be so bored