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J’taime, J’taime St Etienne!

kevin john patrick raymond

Saturday, May 14th, 2005

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 A fella runs along the platform
To catch a fast departing train
A lone brunette is wailing at the barrier
Will she see him again?

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 He jumps on to the running board
He’s made it just in time
He turns to wave at the crying girl
That he’s left behind

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 He finds a vacant seat in a carriage
As the fella sits slowly down
He notices the looks he gets
From people gathered around!

4 Leave a comment on verse 4 0 Woman are holding hankies
Men are teary eyed
All have seen what’s gone on
With that poor girl left behind!

5 Leave a comment on verse 5 0 The fella starts to smile a bit
Slowly clears his throat
Stands up to show a West Ham shirt
As he takes off his coat!

6 Leave a comment on verse 6 0 “I think you may have misunderstood
What you saw back there
I wouldn’t leave my wife
Like that as if I didn’t care”

7 Leave a comment on verse 7 0 “We are newly married
My wife means all to me
She sees me off to every away game
Waving her hankie”

8 Leave a comment on verse 8 0 “She starts to cry and gives a sigh
That I wish she would stop
After all we’re only playing Ipswich
I’ll be back tonight by seven-o-clock!”

9 Leave a comment on verse 9 0 “She’s seen too many movies
She’s French so that explains
Why she’s so dramatic
And will not come to games”

10 Leave a comment on verse 10 0 “I’ve said to her, come to the game
West Ham, West Ham J’taime
But she just says, “Non tu West Ham
J’taime J’taime St Etienne!!!”

11 Leave a comment on verse 11 0 peace.

© kjp raymond 2005

Notes

St Etienne now there’s a great name for a team! I hope the Francais is correct!

peace.

kev.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/jtaime-jtaime-st-etienne/