WEDNESDAY CLUB - David McWilliams - The Days of Pearly Spencer

To-day we have a dangerous journey, victory for the Scots and a tale of young love

A young Fred West

DAVID McWILLIAMS - The Days of Pearly Spencer (1967)

-PEARLY PRINCESS-

I played Badminton

 she was the top player from Nairn

 we were the best two players in the North, for our age

she invited me to a party in Nairn. 

I accepted the invitation,

I did not fancy her, I did not like her ankles for some reason,

but she had a brilliant back-hand disguise.

Her friend was a babe

so cute

so cute

the party was in a loft .

I remember 3 songs from that party

 Paperback Writer by The Beatles

Sitting on the Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding 

and of course The Days of Pearly Spencer.

I had no way to get home

her friend said I could stay with her

all very innocent

 I slept on the couch

I was 18, She was 17.

breakfast was strange

her mum, I remenber was nice

she asked if I could drive down to Edinburgh

 the car was to be used by her sister

 my sister Rose also lived in Edinburgh,

so it was perfect

 I had just past my test
I had no driving experience

a dangerous journey
I was ready

The day came it was a Saturday 

I got the first bus through to Nairn

 the car was a Hillman Imp

 it was a freezing morning,

 I could not get the car started 

we had to call the AA. 

all that was required was to pull out the choke

 A disastrous start!!   

The journey was fine

but scarey driving through Edinburgh for the first time

we arranged to meet up in the evening

we were staying quite close

near the Meadows for you who know Edinburgh.

In the afternoon, I went to the first and only time I have been to  the home of Scottish Ruby

Murrayfield

a game between Scotland and OZ.

we won 9 to 3
Scotland won
Scotland won

The evening was beautiful,

we got on great

she was so sweet

 she was so pure

there was a party at my sisters
I remember the song came on

it semed as if it was following us

we laughed
we held

We saw the dawn together

we were in love

me and my Pearly Princess!
me and my Pearly Princess!

We promised to see each other again

we were in love

I never phoned

I don't know why?
I don't know why?

she had slipped through the net of what could have been!.

Where are you now my Pearly Princess?

Where are you now my Pearly Queen?