Keith West - Excerpt From “A Teenage Opera”
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Counts
the
da
ys
40
In
to
yea
rs
90
He’s
eigh
ty
two
~
165
Brings
ma
ny
fea
~rs
218
Yes
ter
day’s
laugh
ter
turned
to
tea
~rs
380
His
arms
and
legs
don’t
feel
so
stro
~ng
449
His
heart
is
weak,
there’s
some
thing
wro
~ng
522
O
pens
win
dows
in
des
pair
587
Tries
to
breathe
in
some
fresh
air
653
His
con
science
cries,
“Get
on
your
feet
720
With
out
you
Jack,
the
town
can’t
ea
~t”
793
Gro
cer
Jack,
Gro
cer
Jack,
get
off
your
back
888
Go
in
to
town,
don’t
let
them
down,
963
Oh
no
~,
no
~
1022
Gro
cer
Jack,
Gro
cer
Jack,
get
off
your
back
1149
Go
in
to
town,
don’t
let
them
down,
1227
Oh
no
~,
no
~
1322
The
peo
ple
that
1425
Live
in
the
town
1478
Don’t
un
der
stand
1560
He’s
ne
ver
been
kno
wn
to
miss
his
rou
~nd
1709
“It’s
ten
o
’clock”,
the
house
wives
ye
~ll
1778
“When
Jack
turns
up
we’ll
give
him
hell”
1850
Hus
bands
moan
at
break
fast
ta
bles
1915
No
milk,
no
eggs,
no
mar
ma
lade
la
bels
1986
Mo
thers
send
their
chil
dren
out
2054
To
Jack’s
hou
~se
to
scream
and
shou
~t
2122
Gro
cer
Jack,
Gro
cer
Jack,
get
off
your
back
2220
Come
in
to
town,
don’t
let
us
down,
2301
Oh
no
~,
no
~
2358
Gro
cer
Jack,
Gro
cer
Jack,
get
off
your
back
2482
Come
in
to
town,
don’t
let
us
down,
2559
Oh
no
~,
no
~
2666
It’s
Sun
day
mor
ning,
3480
Bright
and
clea
~r
3531
Love
ly
flow
ers
3619
De
co
rate
a
mar
ve
lous
square
3758
Peo
ple
cry
and
walk
a
way
~
3829
And
think
a
bout
the
fate
ful
day
~
3901
Now
they
wish
they’d
gi
ven
Jack
3967
More
af
fec
tion
and
res
pect
4033
The
lit
tle
child
ren
4070
Dressed
in
black
don’t
know
what
hap
pened
to
old
Jack
4173
Gro
cer
Jack,
Gro
cer
Jack,
is
it
true
what
mum
my
says
4297
You
won’t
come
back,
4346
Oh
no
~,
no
~
4414
Gro
cer
Jack,
Gro
cer
Jack,
is
it
true
what
mum
my
says
4565
You
won’t
come
back,
4609
Oh
no
~,
no
~
4678
Gro
cer
Jack,
Gro
cer
Jack,
is
it
true
what
mum
my
says
4832
You
won’t
come
back,
4882
Oh
no
~,
no
~
4942
Gro
cer
Jack,
Gro
cer
Jack,
is
it
true
what
mum
my
says
5100
You
won’t
come
back,
5148
Oh
no
~,
no
~
5210
Gro
cer
Jack,
Gro
cer
Jack,
is
it
true
what
mum
my
says
5370
You
won’t
come
back,
5417
Oh
no
~,
no
~