We'll not see his Like Again
(for Don Younger)
Words and music by Tom May, copyright May 2016
©Blue Vignette Music, ASCAP

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We'll not see his like again
that old tavern rat was one of our best friends
pour another Youngers bitter - chat 'til the afternoon soon ends
Don, we'll not see his like again

1. The first time I walked into the Horse Brass Pub
he treated me just like a long lost pal
now his laughter has traveled with me through the decades and miles
tonight I'd give tomorrows freedom, to have a pint with him right now

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2. It's not the beer, it's the BEER
Don would always say
like some riddle from a puzzle that he loved
you couldn't pry him from the pub
when he was determined there to stay
we would argue about politics, and I miss his every day

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3. McAllens 10 year whisky and Camel cigarettes
he didn't nibble round the corners of this game
with a twinkle in his eyes, when his deals did not work out
he'd say "not to worry there mate-we'll get there all the same"

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4. Joellen kept him focused on matters close at hand
while Brian, Clay and Arthur served the brew
they had a feel for all things British, you would think you traveled far
perhaps to a ploughman's pub in Surrey, where they still SMOKE in the bar

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5. Sometimes late at night, when the light is gettin' dim
and October's chilly winds begin to blow
a white haired ghost sits on a stool, at the old Horse Brass
a kindly spirit here among us, requesting ONE MORE GLASS- but now.....

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