mr jeays

Released: 2005 on 'Mr Jeays'



If one day you see him there
All misty eyes and greying hair
If your children stop and stare
To see him in that state
When he can no longer speak his name
Nor ever sing a song again
Nor take the credit or the blame
For all those past mistakes
Say

If you had known him way back then
Before the rot of age set in
When he rolled his eyes and revelled in
The errors of his ways
If you had known that man I knew
And not this wreck in front of you
I might have introduced you to
A younger Mr Jeays

When all aflame with youthful zest
He raised his eyes and raised his fist
And shouted God does not exist
Controversial Mr Jeays
When he stood up with a passion for
An end to violence and war
And said tax the rich and feed the poor
Oh bravo Mr Jeays

Oh if you had known him way back then
Before the rot of age set in
When he rolled his eyes and revelled in
The errors of his ways
If you had known that man I knew
And not this wreck in front of you
I might have introduced you to
The rebel Mr Jeays

When he took it all upon himself
To try and gain enormous wealth
Singing songs all about himself
Tragic Mr Jeays
When on Beachy Head above the rocks
His true love he gave unorthodox
His last Rolo in a jewellery box
Romantic Mr Jeays

Oh if you had known him way back then
Before the rot of age set in
When he rolled his eyes and revelled in
The errors of his ways
If you had known that man I knew
And not this wreck in front of you
I might have introduced you to
The dreamer Mr Jeays

And while others worked their lives away
He sat in the park all day
Dreaming poetic things to say
Conscientious Mr Jeays
Sitting there with his cocker spaniel
That he decided to call Daniel
With his pen and pad and his rhyming manual
Talented Mr Jeays

Oh if you had known him way back then
Before the rot of age set in
When he rolled his eyes and revelled in
The errors of his ways
If you had known that man I knew
And not this wreck in front of you
I might have introduced you to
The work-shy Mr Jeays

So if one day you see him there
All misty eyes and greying hair
If your children stop and stare
To see him in that state
When he can no longer speak his name
Nor ever sing a song again
Nor take the credit or the blame
For all those past mistakes
Say

If you had known him way back then
Before the rot of age set in
When he rolled his eyes and revelled in
The errors of his ways
If you had known that man I knew
And not this wreck in front of you
I might have introduced you to
A younger Mr Jeays

© Philip Jeays 2003

A-Z list of songs

Already There
Antelope, The
Any Way To Fall In Love
Arles
Ballad Of A Northamptonshire Girl, The
Beachy Head
Blood Of Poets, The
Catherine
Cupid Is A Drunkard
Death Bed
Don't Wait For Me
Don't Walk Away
Down At Harry's
Eastbourne
Ed Is At The Ritz
Entertaining Miss Steinway
Eyes Of The Thief, The
Falling In Love Again
Fame
Faust's A Singer
Fragile Soldiers
Freshly Fallen Snow
Geoff
Ghost Of You, The
Good Old Days, The
Great War, The
Here I Am
Idiots In Uniforms
I'll Never Be A Patriot
In My Long Grey Coat
Knife, The
Last Dance, The
Last Song, The
Laughing Song, The
Little Philip
London
London (original)
Looking For A Horse To Ride
Love and Marriage
Love You Madly
Madame
Man From Del Monte, The
Mas De Bagne Loup, The
Midnight In Trieste
Mr Jeays
My Own Way
Not The Man I Was
October
Oh To Be A God
Old Granny Waltz, The
Olivier
Only This High
Perry County
Racing Days
Raj, The
Razorblades & Cigarettes
Remember Me To The Roses
Richenda
Ruben Garcia
Sarajevo
Say You Love Me
Seven Signs Of Ageing
Soldier, The
Song For Hillsborough
Summer Night (Dreaming Of New York), A
Tea Dance, The
Terry's Dog
Thank You British Airways
Trains, The
Turning Of The Leaves, The
Vampire's Song, The
We Can Fly
What Would Singers Sing
When The Sun Goes In
Where Will We Go From Here