Videos from Namibia and Cape Town

Safari at the Etosha National Park:
Zebra crossing!
Walking with the giraffes
Giraffes crossing!
Scratching zebra
The meal of the Giraffe
Crazy gnu
Springboks
Cape Town by night:
Street Show

Grocer Jack

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Keith West
Grocer Jack (Excerpt from a teenage opera)


Counts the days into years
His eighty two brings many fears
Yesterday's laughter turned to tears
His arms and legs don't feel so strong
His heart is weak, there's something wrong
Opens windows in despair
Tries to breathe in some fresh air
His conscience cries: "Get on your feet.
Without you, Jack, the town can't eat".

Grocer Jack, grocer Jack, get off your back
Go into town, don't let them down. Oh no, oh no!
Grocer jack, grocer Jack, get off your back
Go into town, don't let them down. Oh no, oh no!

The people that live in the town
Don't understand, he's never been known to miss his round
"It's ten o'clock" the housewives yell
"When Jack turns up we'll give him hell"
Husbands moan at breakfast tables
No milk, no eggs, no marmalade labels
Mothers send their children out
To Jack's house to scream and shout

Grocer Jack, grocer Jack, get off your back
Come into town, don't let us down. Oh no, oh no!
Grocer Jack, grocer Jack, get off your back
Come into town, don't let us down. Oh no, oh no!

A Sunday morning bright and clear
Lovely flowers decorate the marvellous square
People cry and walk away
And think about the fateful day
Now they wish they'd given Jack
More affection and respect
The little children dressed in black
Don't know what happened to old Jack

Grocer Jack, grocer Jack, is it true what mummy says,
You won't come back? Oh no, oh no!
Grocer Jack, grocer Jack, is it true what mummy says,
You won't come back? Oh no, oh no!



The full song
The live performance