'Lewis and Roslyn Patrick were oblivious of the fact they had met World Cup winner Paul Pogba until they sent a picture to their son Nathan, who retold the tale on Twitter.'
Garry tells us: 'Lewis Patrick was the dux of our year in 1972. He eventually became the Director of USyd's College of Law at St Leonards.'
I've had an earworm buzzing around for 50 years and then I thought, Stephen Gard may be the Jedi Knight who can help me.
On the way to House sport at Scarborough Park in 1968 in those blue and red buses that also took us along Forest Road into Hurstville at 3.05 pm, we used to sing a song dedicated to Ray 'Bertie' Oldfield from the Science department. It was sung to the tune of 'Poison Ivy' which Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs were belting out around then.
I need a fact check on the appropriated lyrics because I plan to sing the tune a capella to my writing group one day soon. I don't hold much fear that the estate of Billy Thorpe will come after me for royalties.
Anyway, this is how I think it goes..
Everybody kno-ws
(CLAP CLAP-CLAP CLAP-CLAP
That Bertie picks his nose
CLAP CLAP-CLAP CLAP-CLAP
He rolls it in the Graaa-ss
CLAP CLAP-CLAP CLAP-CLAP
And then he sticks it UP HIS ARSE
Poison boogeeee--eez
Poison boogeee--eez
Late at night while yer sleepin'
Poison boogies come a creepin ar--ound!
(Repeat)
Now the last two lines in bold may not be the original 'appropriated' lyrics. Does any of this ring a bell? There is also a bridge verse later in the song which may have figured in the appropriation but I can't recall that one. The only person I thought of asking was Stephen Loosley, as he used to referee Junior house sport and it's just the sort of thing he'd be across.
Any assistance you or the '69 brains trust could offer would be appreciated.
In case you've forgotten Thorpie's cover of this Coasters hit:
