Times on the street
We all shall recall
The 50”5 were special
Harmonizing in the halls
Walking to school
Uphill both ways
Pegged pants & box car shoes
Those were the days
Put a nickel in the jukebox
What do you hear
Earth Angel & In The Still of the nite
Still brings a tear
Stick ball in the streets
Pitching pennies & nickels against a wall
Cold water flats
With toilets in the hall
Riding our bikes
Most of the day
Skinny dipping in the Hudson River
And the Newark Bay
The Gin Mills were always busy
On a Friday nite
Leather Jackets with collar up
Always ready for a fight
Falling in love
At the Friday nite dances
Going to the drive in
For a little romancing
Containers of beer
And Thunder Bird Wine
The only source of false courage
We had at that time
Taking the Tubes to the City
Catching a movie at the square
Sneaking into #6 school for a midnite swim
Always ready to comb our hair
The news was a nickel
Everyone had a paper route
Burgers at the White Manna
Doo Wop music & Alan Freed at the Paramount
Brass knuckles & switch blade knives
And the all time favorite baseball bat
Always ready to rumble
At the drop of a hat
Chopped down Merc’s & Bad Ass Ford’s
We all had a Duck’s Ass in our hair
We were all JD”s
But we didn’t care
Those were the days
And may be lost forever
The above is just a brief reminder
The Fifties “50’s” were special and may we always remember
BobbyZ aka The Junkyard Dog