MARKET TAVERN (Joey Molland)
[from Gary Walker & The Rain Album No. 1 LP - recorded 1968 - released Japan 1968]
[from Gary Walker & The Rain Album No. 1 CD - recorded 1968 - released Japan 2009]

A hundred and forty-four, York Way
The Market Tavern in its heyday
Harry, Frank and Jim
Look at the state they're in
Mort behind the bar drinks a gin

Billiards is the game, you know
It really goes to show
They shoot the table 'til it's time to go

Harry's nice to the people
He'll buy you a drink when you're down
Frank is the champ of the table
He'll play you for half a crown (if he's able)
Jimmy comes from Glasgow with his Cockney attitude

A hundred and forty-four, York Way
The Market Tavern in its heyday
Harry, Frank and Jim
Look at the state they're in
Mort behind the bar drinks a gin

Jimmy comes from Scotland where the haggis* can be found
He wears his suits on Sundays and he'll never let you down
He's related to Robert The Bruce**
He came to London and he drank all the juice
Jimmy comes from Glasgow with a Cockney attitude

Frank is a family man
Frank is a family man
He's got a wife and three kids
A lovely wife and three kids
He's got a wife and three kids

Harry is the nice old man that we all like to meet
You'll find him in the ale house
When you meet him, it's a treat
All the people like him
Say he's good enough to eat
As far as playing billiards
Well, he's got you all beat

A hundred and forty-four, York Way
The Market Tavern in its heyday
Harry, Frank and Jim
Look at the state they're in
Mort behind the bar drinks a gin

A hundred and forty-four, York Way
The Market Tavern in its heyday
Harry, Frank and Jim
Look at the state they're in
Mort behind the bar drinks a gin

*haggis is a disgusting Scottish dish made from sheep's stomachs
**Robert The Bruce is a king of Scotland

transcription by Tom Brennan
thanks to Gary Mollica for corrections

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