WISH YOU WERE HERE
(Colin Radcliffe / John Meeks)


The Fivepenny Piece - 1975



Wish you were here, my Mother dear
Wish you were here, down by the pier
The weather is nice and so is the beer
Wish you were, wish you were here

Lovely hotel with nice views of the sea
But my room's at the back by the WC
I can't see the sea, just an old garage wall
And the flickering lights of the new bingo hall

Wish you were here, my Mother dear
Wish you were here, down by the pier
The weather is nice and so is the beer
Wish you were, wish you were here

Fred and Aunt Bea went off straightaway
Went right from the train to play bingo all day
They're hopin' to win, all they need is the luck
For a beautiful set of unbreakable ducks

Wish you were here, my Mother dear
Wish you were here, down by the pier
The weather is nice and so is the beer
Wish you were, wish you were here

We went for a ride on the noisy old tram
To posh end of Blackpool, they call it St. Annes
But nought can compare with the sun, sea and sand
Of a fortnight in Blackpool, the best in the land

Wish you were here, my Mother dear
Wish you were here, down by the pier
The weather is nice and so is the beer
Wish you were, wish you were here
Oh, how I wish you were here
Wish you were, wish you were here
Up Blackpool!



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2017)