The Story of Them

<br>When friends were friends<br><br>And company was right<br><br>Wed talk and talk and sing<br><br>All through the night.<br><br>Morning came leisurely and bright<br><br>Downtown wed walk<br><br>And passers by<br><br>Would shudder with delight<br><br>Mmmmmm!<br><br>Good times...<br><br>All the cats were there<br><br>Just dirty enough to say<br><br>&quot;we dont care.&quot;<br><br>But the management had had complaints<br><br>About some cats with long long hair<br><br>&quot;look look look&quot;<br><br>And the peopled stare<br><br>&quot;why, you wont be allowed in<br><br>Anywhere&quot;<br><br>Barred from pubs and clubs and<br><br>Dancehalls<br><br>Made the scene at the spanish rooms<br><br>At the falls<br><br>And man, four pints of that scrumpy was<br><br>Enough to have you<br><br>Out of your mind.<br><br>Climbing up the walls<br><br>Out of your mind<br><br>But it was a gas, all the same<br><br>Now just around about this time with<br><br>The help of the three js<br><br>Started playin at the maritime.<br><br>Thats jerry, jerry and jimmy<br><br>You know they were always fine<br><br>They helped us run the maritime.<br><br>And dont forget kit<br><br>Hitting people on the head and<br><br>Knockin them out<br><br>You know he did his best and all<br><br>Was something else...<br><br><br><br>Now people say, who are<br><br>Or what are them<br><br>That little one sings and that big<br><br>One plays the guitar with<br><br>A thumble on his finger runs it up<br><br>And down the strings<br><br>The bass player dont shave much<br><br>I think theyre all a little bit<br><br>Touched<br><br>But the people came<br><br>And thats how we made our name<br><br>Too much it was<br><br>Yeah, good times<br><br>Wild, sweaty, crude, ugly<br><br>And mad.<br><br>And sometimes just a little bit sad<br><br>Yeah, they sneered and all<br><br>But up there, we just havin a ball<br><br>It was a gas, you know<br><br>Some good times...<br><br>We are the them take it or leave it<br><br>You know they took it<br><br>It kept coming<br><br>And we worked for the people<br><br>Sweet sweat<br><br>And the misty misty atmosphere<br><br>Gimme another drink of beer baby<br><br>Gotta get goin here...<br><br>Blues come rollin<br><br>Down all your avenue<br><br>Wont stop at the city hall<br><br>Just a few steps away<br><br>You can look up at<br><br>Maritime hotel<br><br>Just a little bit sad<br><br>Gotta walk away<br><br>Wish it well...