First record I ever bought
Warner Brothers label
Cathy’s Clown
The Everly Brothers
One Saturday in Bolton
Thirteen years of age I was
Didn’t I have taste!
Those boys from old Kentucky
Money I didn’t waste
So many sounds around that time
Elvis Buddy Holly
Johnny Burnette and Dreamin’
Little Richard Fats Domino
Everybody screaming
But there right in the middle
A harmony profound
Two brothers from Kentucky
The Everly Brothers sound
That sound they made was ancient
Their daddy taught them how
From the coalmines of Kentucky
Their family made a bow
And when the new sounds came along
Replacing all the old
The harmony of the Everlys
Stayed steady on the road
The harmony of their music
Broke down in Civvy Street
Their views on politics and things
Their eyes just didn’t meet
But listen to their songs again
And sing ‘Why Worry Now’
Goodnight to Everlys Don and Phil
You sure could sing and how!
Brian Fahy
22 August 2021
Erris Poetry 