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The Night That Tommy Cooper Died

from Album Of Songs No​.​1 by Jon Horne

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He takes a drink and stares at the mirror
Tries to picture how the routine went
A dab of greasepaint, a pad of powder
Another drink and a cigarette

I came home to a deathly silence
You could have cut the air with a knife
Is this life, or a game of patience?
Jenny said, then she started to cry

Some young double act playing for thrills
Dancing girls in their leaves of gold
He's feeling old but he's top of the bill
The TV's here and every seat is sold

Ten minutes sir, says the assistant
Call me in an hour, he replies
Jenny's eyes stared into the distance
On the night that Tommy Cooper died

She said, I'm leaving now, that's for certain
Can't you see I've got my suitcase packed
He falls back into the fire curtain
And everybody thinks it's part of the act

It was Leonardo Da Vinci's birthday
And Joe Davis, king of the cue
Henry James, turning the screw
And Bessie Smith, the queen of the blues

I watched the telly while Jenny left me
I heard the mini cab revving outside
I didn't know if I should laugh or cry
On the night that Tommy Cooper died

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from Album Of Songs No​.​1, released August 1, 2007
© Jon Horne 2007

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Chronicling the folibles of the age via the medium of contemporary folk song since 2005.

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