'Did Yah Ever Gan to the Mecca' by Mackem Folk Singer Dave Murray

Sunderland Echo

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00:00 [MUSIC - THE MECCA, "THE MECCA"]

00:02 Here's a song about the Mecca.

00:05 Did you ever go to the Mecca?

00:07 Did you ever go to Genovese?

00:09 Did you ever have a girl in an Afghan coat

00:11 and bell-bottom jeans?

00:14 Did you ever dance where the air was at the Mecca on a Friday

00:17 and Saturday night?

00:20 Did you ever walk round in circles,

00:23 up and down them stairs a hundred times a night?

00:27 Drinking tartan beer and lollipops,

00:30 and carding in coke on the rocks,

00:32 maybe shaman, sharibi?

00:36 Scampi in the basket, chicken and chips,

00:39 ox or burger, ox or crisp.

00:40 Did you ever go to the Mecca?

00:42 Just like me.

00:45 Did you ever go to the Mecca?

00:47 Did you ever go to Genovese?

00:49 Did you ever have a girl in an Afghan coat

00:52 and bell-bottom jeans?

00:54 Did you ever dance where the air was at the Mecca

00:57 on a Friday and Saturday night?

01:00 Did you ever walk round in circles,

01:03 up and down them stairs a hundred times a night?

01:07 While a girl steps round the roundabout

01:09 in perfect standing time,

01:12 in her father's horse with her dudes

01:14 with platform shoes to blind,

01:16 in her curly purse and purdies

01:18 and up-pants fitted tight,

01:20 in her tie-dye shirts and tie-dye jeans

01:22 they dance away the night.

01:24 The Sabbath fell, we floored and quaked,

01:27 Mavis or the Slade and Quaid,

01:29 all in stones and purple Elton John.

01:33 City rollers, tartan flares,

01:35 David S. and Curly as well.

01:38 I miss those days now gone.

01:42 Did you ever go to the Mecca?

01:44 Did you ever go to Genovese?

01:46 Did you ever have a girl in an Afghan coat

01:48 and bell-bottom jeans?

01:50 Did you ever dance where the air was at the Mecca

01:53 on a Friday and Saturday night?

01:56 Did you ever walk round in circles,

01:59 up and down them stairs a hundred times a night?

02:03 While girls danced round the roundabout

02:05 in perfect stepping time,

02:07 to the sound of rock and more tone

02:09 in the disco sauce of lime,

02:12 drinking barley wine and soda

02:13 with slush from the machine,

02:16 as they danced round the roundabout

02:18 to the sound of the dancing queen.

02:21 Where at disco time the rock and roll

02:23 under the stairs when I breasted my soul

02:25 were a little kiss here and a little kiss there.

02:29 I'd tell you a lot more but I wouldn't dare.

02:37 Did you ever go to the Mecca?

02:39 Did you ever go to Genovese?

02:41 Did you ever have a girl in an Afghan coat

02:43 and bell-bottom jeans?

02:45 Did you ever dance where the air was at the Mecca

02:48 on a Friday and Saturday night?

02:51 Did you ever walk round in circles,

02:54 up and down them stairs a hundred times a night?

02:58 Yeah, we had some great times at the Mecca, didn't we?

03:05 Great memories then.

03:06 I hope that brought back some great memories for you.

03:08 This is Sherrod.

03:10 See you later, Mac and Faux Singer.

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