Back When The Beano Was Boss
Buddy Whittington Band
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In the '60s, civil rights were causing a rift
Ideas and opinions were beginning to shift
A lot of young Americans hadn't been hip
But the blokes and the birds, they saw the blues as a gift
It was back when the Beano was boss
We was just trying to get our point across
Paying the price no matter what the cost
Back when the Beano was boss
Voice of America beaming in
Blasted John Lee Hooker and a Guitar Slim
While Muddy and the Wolf was groovin' in style
At the far left end of your AM dial
Well, it was back when the Beano was boss
We was playing the blues, we didn't give a toss
With a bone to pick and an ocean to cross
Back when the Beano was boss
A Les Paul through a Bluesbreaker 212
Was a rig for sure, it was louder than hell
Can you please turn it down? We're waving a red
Young E.C. never heard a single word he said
There's been nothing like it before or since
It's all quite sterile in the present tense
Those days of abandon are sadly long gone
Mike Vernon's in Spain and Gus Dudgeon's gone on
Once at the crossroads, I heard it again
That signature sound singing in the wind
John and the band still play in your town
46 Years on, still knocking miles down
But back when the Beano was boss
If you didn't live it, it's truly your loss
The soul intact but the innocence lost
Back when the Beano was boss