When I was small you could see the salvation army band play at the top of your street

People don't realise what theve got until it's gone

They used to get many a penny out of the locals .for those less fortunate than us.
Yes there was alot of poor people in my day . Many Alcoholics couldn't afford to get drunk in my day .They were at an all time low in my day

We'd get a sing song from them come Christmas as well.

A Salvation Army Band played
And Children drunk lemonade
And the morning lasted all day
All day
And through an open window came
Like Sinatra in a younger day
Pushing the town away
Ah
Ah hey ma ma ma
Life in a northern town

^^How very sweet.

they still come round

Sister Anna will carry the banner.

But I carried it last week.

You'll carry it this week.

But I'm in the family way.

You're in every f'kers way

We had no hot water tap in our house .You want to try and wash yourself in cold water with  no her bar of soap in winter

You were posh DwD, running water eh?

We were that poor me and my brother had to share one scarf between us for our journey to school

If you think that's bad the 6 brothers next old to me had to share one between them and it was only the same size as ours

I'll never forget the date the 30th Jan 1953 when the youngest brother choked to death when the eldest at the other end of the scarf pulled it hard to get his share and choked him .

The sad bunk was they only noticed he was dead .untill he fell on the toilet floor when one wanted a wee

We were that poor me and my brother had to share one scarf between us for our journey to school

If you think that's bad the 6 brothers next old to me had to share one between them and it was only the same size as ours

I'll never forget the date the 30th Jan 1953 when the youngest brother choked to death when the eldest at the other end of the scarf pulled it hard to get his share and choked him .

The sad bunk was they only noticed he was dead .untill he fell on the toilet floor when one wanted a wee

The sad thing was not the sad bunk     above

We was only allowed to have a coal fire on a Sunday or if we're very ill

A cold was no excuse you needed at least a bronkitus

My brother and myself shared the same bed .even if I went to bed first my mam would make me give him the only pillow .He only wanted it because unwanted it

Do wah..is true you have only twice given tips on here and both romped in?

did you have a cold water bottle for bedtime

pecker..that is brilliant!

I remember the Salvation Army playing Do Wah..

The Salvation Army were always a very good organisation they always helped people

We don't seem to see or hear of them so much nowadays a pity.

I think everybody needs a bit of suffering in their lives to make them a better person...but not too much.

People nowadays seem to have everything and yet it just makes them more selfish...a pity people are like that


You are still a nice man Do Wah