LITTLE BOMBARDIER

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Song Title
LITTLE BOMBARDIER
Writers
Bowie
Publisher
ESSEX MUSIC, INC. (ASCAP)
Co-Publisher
Non-TRO Affiliate
% Publisher Controls
100%
Territory Controlled
US AND CANADA
Themes/Keywords
Children, Drinking, Fun, Lonely, Pedophile, War
Lyrics
War made him a soldier,
Little Frankie Mear,
Peace left him a loser,
The little bombardier.
Lines of worry appeared with age,
Unskilled hands that knew no trade,
Spent his time in a picture house,
The little bombardier.
Sunshine entered our Frankie’s days,
Gone his worries, his hopeless maze,
His life was fun and his heart was full of joy.

Frankie drank his money,
The little that he made,
Told his woes to no man,
Friendless, lonely days.
Then one day at the A.B.C.
Four bright eyes gazed longingly,
At the ice-cream in the hand of
The little bombardier.
Two young children had changed his aims,
He gave them toffees and played their games,
He bought them presents with ev’ry coin he made

Then two young gentlemen called on him,
Asked him for his name,
Why was he friends with the children?
Were they just a game?
“Leave them alone or we’ll get sore,
We’ve had blokes like you in the station before”
The hand of authority said no more
To the little bombardier.
Packed his bags, his heart in pain,
Wiped a tear and caught a train,
Not to be seen in the town again,
Little bombardier

Recordings

Recording Artist Genre Mood Arrangement Era iTunes
DAVID BOWIE Rock Lonely, Philosophical, Thoughtful Vocal 1960's Buy >

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