Memories Songtext

von John Mayall

When I was a boy of eleven years I never saw my pa.
Never understood what divorces were, I hadn't grown that far
Loading our belongings on a little horse and cart
Mama said that she and daddy were now apart
These are the things I still remember from so long ago

Going to the seaside once a year, castles in the sand.
Going to the fairground with my pennies counted in my hand
Going to the circus crying if I saw a clown.
Walking on my six foot stilts and never falling down
These are the things I still remember from so long ago

Yelling at my brother, he's in hiding - won't play in the snow.
Everything I do he just won't follow, doesn't want to go
Playing in the fields pretending I'm a buccaneer.
Threw a sword, accidentally hit him in the ear
These are the things I still remember from so long ago

Playing up the garden always building huts of turf and mud.
Playing in the woods when an owl attacked me - mop away the blood
Blowing up a rubber boat and patching up the holes.
Falling in the water, dripping wet and catching colds
These are the things I still remember from so long ago