My daughter needs a new phonograph.
She wore out all the
needles.
Besides, I broke the old one in half.
I hate the Beatles.
She says they have a Liverpool beat.
She says they used to play
there.
Four nice kids from offa the street.
Why didn't they stay there?
What is all the screaming about?
Fainting and swooning.
Sounds to me
like their guitars
Could use a little tuning.
The boys are from the British Empire.
The British think they're
keen.
If that is what the British desire,
God Save The Queen.
No daughter of mine can push me around.
In my home I'm the master.
But
when the British come into town,
Gad, what a disaster.
Little girls in sneakers and jeans.
Destroyed the territory.
'Twas like
some of the gorier scenes
From West Side Story.
Of course my daughter had to go there.
The tickets are cheap, she
hollers.
I was able to pick up a pair
For forty-seven dollars.
When the Beatles come on the stage,
They scream and shriek and cheer
them.
Now I know why they're such a rage,
It's impossible to hear them.
Ringo is the one with the drum,
The others all play with him.
It shows
you what a boy can become
Without a sense of rhythm.
There's Beatle books and T-shirts and rings,
And one thing and
another.
To buy my daughter all of these things,
I had to sell her
brother.
Back in 1776
We fought the British then, folks.
Parents of
America,
It's time to do it again, folks.
When they come back, here's how we'll begin,
We'll throw 'em in Boston
harbor.
But please, before we toss 'em all in,
Let's take 'em to a barber.
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