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J I'm Tommy Steele j

j we are proud to reveal j

j how we lose control &

j when you are doing the rock and roll &

J this lad from bermondsey j

j in show business he made history j

j with his heart and soul j

j he sang his ballads and rock and roll

J at the age of 19 j

j he's the greatest we've ever seen j

j he proved it undoubtedly j

J what have I done to make you blue j

j I'll be a good boy if only you j

j would take me back, baby j

j oh-ho-ho, take me back, baby j

j ooh-hoo-hoo, take me back, baby j

j I won't be bad no more j

j I won't stay out j

j I won't tell lies j

j give us a smile and wipe your eyes j

j take me back, baby j

j oh-ho, take me back, baby j

j I won't be bad no more j

j I'll bring you flowers
and other things j

j I'll bring you what a lover brings j

j the finest jewels, the finest rings j

j I'll be an angel minus wings j

j take me back, baby j

j oh-ho, take me back, baby j

j ooh-hoo, take me back, baby j

j I won't be bad no more j

j more, more, more j

J when I'm back, I'm back to stay j

j never no more to run away j

j take me back, baby j

j oh-ho-ho, take me back, baby j

j oh-ho, take me back, baby j

j I won't be bad no more j

j I'll bring you flowers
and other things j

j I'll bring you what a lover brings j

j the finest jewels, the finest rings j

j I'll be an angel minus wings j

j hey, take me back, baby &

j oh-ho, take me back, baby j

j I won't be bad no more j

Have you had a music lesson, Tommy?

Not really, no.

What made you take up rock and roll?

Well, it's a long story.

Is it true you've got two managers?

That's right, Larry
parnes and John Kennedy.

Any truth in the rumour that
you're buying a new house?

Yeah, some.

And what do you think
of the teenagers, Tommy?

- Oh, very wonderful people.
- They are.

- Do you play football?
- No.

Who is your latest girlfriend, Tommy?

I haven't got a latest girlfriend.

- Oh, there's Tommy!
- Now, wait a minute!

Oh, please come in.

Tommy!

Oh, darling!

You were lovely, darling!

Could we have another one

like that please, Mrs. Steele?
Oh, my boy.

That's very nice, ma'am.
Oh, excuse me.

Oh, well done, Tommy.

Jolly good, old man.

Did all this really
happen in eight weeks?

Yeah.

Is it true that you
write your own numbers?

- Yeah, some of them.
- How long does it take you?

Any truth in the rumour
you're touring the states?

Now, quiet, please.

Now, just a minute, please.

Give Tommy a chance.

We're not getting anywhere this way.

Tommy, I suggest you sit down

and tell these people in your own words

exactly how it all started.

Thanks, John.

I take the guitar, Tommy.

Well, that's fair enough.

Come on now, Tommy,

let's have your own story
right from the beginning.

Tell me, did you fall
on your feet or what?

It's funny you should say that.

I did fall, but not on my feet.

I used to go to a judo
class every week, you know,

where I live in bermondsey.

That's how it really all began.

Well done, Ruben.

Thank you very much.

All right, I want a volunteer.

Tommy, you're due for upgrading next week.

You'll need to perfect this throw.

Right, come on.

Let's have you.

Not bad, Tommy.

I can't get up.

It's my back.

Don't try to get up.

Don't move.

Vic, call an ambulance.

J his condition was critical j

j so they took him to hospital I

j one look and the doctor said j

j Tommy, you have a long time in bed j

j 27 weeks on his back j

j reading detectives under the scrap j

j round off from day to day j

j Tommy was eager to get away j

listen, everybody.

This gentleman's very kindly
offered to entertain you

for a few minutes.

There you are.

They're all yours.

Thank you very much, miss.

Do you mind if I use your chair?

- Please.
- Ta very much.

Just the sort of audience I like, eh?

Can't walk out on me.

Well, boys, I've got
about six wards to go around,

so I'm afraid I can
only give you one song.

Now, are all you chaps from London?

- Yes.
- All right, yeah?

Good, 'cause that's what you're gonna get,

a song about London in a new way.

J it's fun finding out about London town j

j get around and about
and turn it upside down j

j you'll find familiar names
in daylight or in dark j

j the pattersons and James
live there in battersea park j

j it's fun finding out about history j

j if you search every
corners of its mystery j

j when you think you've seen it all j

j there's something even then j

j it's fun finding out
about London again j

J you'll find familiar names
in daylight or in dark j

j the pattersons and James
live there in battersea park j

j oh, it's fun finding out about history j

j if you search every
corners of its mystery j

j when you think you've seen it all j

j there's something even then j

j it's fun finding out
about London again j

How about another one, huh?

Thank you, boys.

Sorry there's no time for more.

That's your lot.

Hey, just a minute, mate.

What is it, son?

You might think I'm crackers,

but ever since I was a kid

I wanted to have a go on one of those.

Do you think you could?

Help yourself, mate,

but make it snappy.

You've got quite a touch.

You ought to learn to play proper.

Oh, I could never get the
hang of one of these things.

You'd soon pick it up if
you've got an ear for music.

Do you think you could teach me?

Me teach you?

Oh, not on your life.

I just play.

I wouldn't be able to
pass it on to anyone else.

I'm sorry if I worried you.

That's all right, sir.

Well, cheerio and good luck.

Cheerio, all!

All right, cheerio chap, thanks.

Just an idea to pass the time.

Where'd you get it?

Knock off a spaniard or something?

No!

One of the nurses gave
it to the welfare store

when she left to get married.

Good for her.

I've got something to do now.

Now, listen, Tommy.

I want you to learn to play this properly

and not just strum on it and
upset the other patients.

I swore to sister you
were a serious student.

Promise you would let me down?

No, I won't, honestly.

Well, that's settled then.

There's your progress chart.

Steele, t, week 28.

Diagnosis, guitaritis.

Chords and scales.

Blimey, what a game!

Dunno what to say.

Thanks.

That'll do very nicely
to be getting on with.

How to hold the guitar, see fig one.

J butterfinger j

j da, da, dad

Thank you, nurse.

Good morning, Mr. Roberts.

How are you feeling today?

Fine, thanks.

Oh, Mr. Steele seems to have contracted

an obscure disease called,

what's this, nurse?

Guitaritis.

Scales, chords, harmonies and?

Maintenance of instrument.

Remarkable.

I'm to blame, doctor.

It's nothing to do with her.

I'll be learning to play the guitar.

I don't think I recall
prescribing that, nurse,

even as occupational therapy.

He's doing awfully well.

I take it you mean musically.

I believe that-
you believe correctly.

When can I go home, doctor?

Next week?

Not as soon as that, I'm afraid,

but it wouldn't be long now.

Carry on with his
general treatment, nurse,

and see that he keeps
up his guitar therapy.

We want to be able to send
him back soon after Christmas.

J butterfingers j

jlletyougo j

j but love still lingers j

j why, I don't know j

j for that's your moment j

j you were with me j

j I never knew your worth j

j though I lost you &

j please forgive me j

j now I come down to earth j

j butterfingers j

j is waiting for j

j something to bring us j

j together once more j

j and when that happens
I'm gonna hold you j

j in my loving arms and then j

j I won't have butterfingers again j

J and when that happens
I'm gonna hold you j

j in my loving arms and then j

j I won't have butterfingers again j

J going home to his family j&

j after complete recovery j

j Tommy was feeling fine j

j but he had a secret plan on his mind j

aw, it's nice to be home
again in me old clothes.

Feel like I could face anything now.

You take it easy for a while.

That's what I've been
doing for the last year.

I want to get out and get some work.

Well, there's no hurry, son.

Ashtray.

Oh.

Matter of fact, though,

I have spoken to a friend of mine,

and he'll fix you up with a job anytime.

What sort of a job?

In his office.

Of course it's making tea and
licking stamps for a start.

Oh, I see.

That's the right kind
of job to have, Tommy.

Warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

That's just it, mum.

Stuck in the same place all the time,

like the hospital.

I wanna get around and
see some new things.

But you just said you
were so pleased to be home!

Well, I am!

When I get home from the Navy.

The Navy?

Yeah, the merchant Navy.

They're crying out for fellas.

And you're crying out
to see the world, eh, son?

That's right, dad.

Now listen, Tommy.

I remember you as a little boy.

You always had crazies for
things and they didn't last.

Now are you sure this merchant Navy thing

isn't just another craze?

I'm sure.

Honest, I am!

All right then,

but no chopping and changing from now on.

Okay, mum.

Cheerio. - Bye, love.

Cheerio, dad.

See you later!

J Tommy had an idea j

j to buy himself a guitar j

j the guitar was very nice j

j but Tommy no like the price j&

j so he went along j

j and this is what he found j

j he thought he would try his luck j

j when he came to this old junk shop j

Hello, hello, hello!

- What have you got to show?
- Nothing.

You mean you want to buy something?

That's right.

Sit down.

Make yourself comfortable.

Thanks.

Now what do you want?

We probably haven't got it, mind.

Looks like you've got the lot here.

Oh, try me.

You got a guitar?

Guitar?

You wait there a minute.

Get out of it.

Oh, it would have to be up there.

You wouldn't like a stuffed
leopard's head, I suppose?

Special price, half a crown.

No thanks, just the guitar.

Oh, I didn't think you would.

Oh, it takes it out of me.

Haven't been up there for months.

Well, here we are.

Don't worry about the dust.

It protects the varnish.

Here, try it.

Oh.

Not bad.

How much?

Three pounds to you, special price.

Give you a pound.

Don't make me laugh.

That instrument's a gift at 20 pounds.

It was owned by,

who was it now?

Kreisler.

Kreisler?

He was a Fiddler.

Not the only one either. - Huh?

All right, I'll tell you what.

You try a tune on it.

You'll see if it's not a
bargain at three pounds.

All right, then.

I warn you, I've only got a pound.

Nevermind, try a tune.

I like music.

So do I.

J I like, do you like &

j hear that bass go rumpti-tum j

j no, it don't appeal to some j

j hear them strings go plinka-plunk &

j you never would'a guessed
it was a pile of junk j

j well, I like, do you like j

j I like, do you like &

j bass and drums come out to play j

j blow those old cobwebs away j

j shake them dusty chandeliers j

j you never seen a ball
like this for years j

j well, I like, do you like j

j I like, do you like j

j I like, do you like &

j well, piano roll those ivory slats j

j feed that music to the cats j

j man, to hear that upright speak j

j you never knew his
mother was a real antique j

j well, I like, do you like j

j I like, do you like &

j well, I like, do you like j

jl like j

Thanks for lettin' me try it, guv.

Cheerio.

All right, all right, it's
more use to you than me.

Let's have your pound.

Thanks, dad.

Take it away.

J with his merchant Navy craze j

j he was determined to ride the waves j'

j but it's plain to see j

j the rocking of the ship
nearly killed Tommy j

hello, kid.

What's the matter?

Oh, do me a favour, mate.

Go away.

You might be dying.

How can I leave a man that's dying?

Stay if you like.

Oh, can't you lose that roll?

It bothers you?

Okay.

I wasn't enjoying it much anyway.

Too much fat in it.

Ugh!

Oh, I'm sorry, sorry.

I've got it.

You're seasick.

Is this your first voyage, kid?

Yeah,

and the last.

Everyone feels this way.

Look at your Nelson;

sick every time he went to sea.

That's why he was such a great admiral.

Had to get the battle over
quick to get back to shore.

Who are you?

Everyone calls me brushes.

Why?

I sweep up things.

You better stick around.

You feel that bad?

You feel that bad.

Hey, look, mister.

Brushes.

Whatever your name is,

get me a doctor, will you, please?

Doctor schmoctor, he
doesn't know anything.

You want to be cured?

Sure, a doctor!

I cure you.

What's your name?

Tommy.

Tommy Steele.

You're my patient now, Tommy schlemiel.

Don't go away.

Ooh.

The cure!

Drink!

Oh, I don't think I'd better.

Only salt and plain water.

Yeah, in no time.

What did I tell you?

J I've got a handful
of songs to sing you j

j da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da

j new songs and blues songs j

j and songs to do-do-do-do-do j

hey!

You didn't tell me you were a musician.

I'm not, I just play about.

Oh, me too.

Cards again?

Oh, the luck I've had.

I should learn poker.

Might win me-self a fortune.

No, Tommy, you stay away from the cards.

They're not like seasickness.

You don't get cured never.

Now, promise me.

Okay, I was only kidding.

Well, that's all right then.

You stick to the music.

It's cheaper.

J I've got a handful
of songs to sing you j

j da-da-da-da j

do you mind?

Oh, music.

You know, I'm crazy with music.

I know, I'm crazy without music as well.

Do you play on an instrument?

Oh, when did I ever have
time to learn, I ask you?

My life has been all go, go, go.

I tell you,

the Germans come to Austria.

I go to France.

I find myself in the French army.

But the Germans can't
bear to be without me.

They come to France calling,
"brushes, where are you?"

Everyone runs to ships.

I go as well.

Where?

You'll never guess.

Africa.

Ah, that got you, eh?

Yeah.

What happened in Africa?

They take one look at me.

"Ah, French soldier, foreign legion."

So I'm legionnaire.

But how'd you get to sea?

Oh, that's a story I'll
tell you another time.

I tell you only this, Tommy.

When you have no country,

the sea is your natural home.

I like it fine.

Tell me, Tommy,

what do you want to do with your life?

Well, I just want to get
around and see the world.

The world!

60% water,

that's the world.

What you want to bother
with the world for?

Oh, I don't know.

Probably pick up a good
song in every country.

That's good!

That's it!

Then couple years from now they
put your name up in lights!

Tommy Steele and his international guitar!

With a handful of songs!

Wunderbar!

You stand in the centre of the big stage.

Down here, down here the
orchestra is waiting.

50, no, hundred musicians!

Out there the place is packed, thousands!

And outside, still more
thousands fighting to get in!

Riots, police, murder!

The velvet curtain has soft lights on it.

You're ready.

The orchestra introduces you.

The curtain rises and you're on!

J well, I've got a handful
of songs to sing you j

j can't stop my voice when
it longs to sing you j

j new songs and blue songs j

j and songs to bring you
happiness no more, no less j

j moreover, wherever we may roam to j

j or any shore where we may be blown to j

j we'll know that we're
gonna feel at home to j

j la Bella musica j

j jazz, cha-cha-chas j

j calypsos and street vendor cries j

j strains of old refrains j&

j sleepy-time, baby, lullabies j

j I've got a handful
of songs to sing you j

j I've got a heart full
of love to bring you j

j true love for you, love j

j love's a thing you keep j

j so here's a handful
of songs goin' cheap j

J just a handful of songs j

j only a handful of songs j

Applause, deafening applause!

If you're quite finished, Steele,

the passengers would
like to get some sleep.

Now turn in, both of you.

J do-do-do-do-do j

Thank you very much.

We'll now play for you-

- "water, water!"

Sailor boy,

sing us "water, water"
like you did last night!

Come on, Tommy.

They want you, go on.

"Water, water!"

Go on, Tommy.

"Water, water!"

J well, it's water, water everywhere j

j not a drop to drink j

j so tell me now I

j what else can a poor fellow do j

j but sit right down and think j

j think about his girl &

j think about the times we had j

j together, boy j

j on Friday we'd paint the town j

j but now she ain't around j

j there's only water, water everywhere j

j not a drop to drink j

j so tell me now I

j well, what else can a poor fellow do j

j but sit right down and think j

j think about some tea j'

j even if I wanted to be the teetotaler j

j it's only the salty sea
between the drink and me jq

j it drives you mad j

j water, water everywhere j

j not a drop to drink j

j so tell me now I

j well, what else can a poor fellow do j

j but sit right down and think j

j think about roast beef j

j think about some fish
and chips in newspaper j

j these galley meals are okay j

j but sausage every day j

j it's as bad as water, water everywhere j

j not a drop to drink j

j so tell me now I

j well, what else can a poor fellow do j

j but sit right down and think j

j think about those girls
in the pinup photographs j

j around your bunk they're
standing within arms reach j

j and every one a peach j

j it's just like water, water everywhere j

j not a drop to drink j

j so tell me now I

j well, what else can a poor fellow do j

j but sit right down
on the deck and think j

J do-do-do-do-do j

j well, I've been to Spain and timbuktu j

j da-da-da-da-da-da j

j do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do &

- hi, calypso kid.
- Hi, brushes.

Do you know what time it is?

Yeah, four to the bar.

Oh, crazy.

You're a real crazy musician.

And the boss is going to be
crazy too if you don't hurry up

and lay those tables

and I don't sweep out the saloon.

So if you don't mind, rachmaninoff.

All right, I'm with you.

Tommy, lay the tables for Pete's sake.

Oh, look, I've almost got it!

You will get it in the neck in a minute.

Look, do me a favour,

words and all the lot.

Marvellous, marvellous.

You're Beethoven,

but lay the tables, please.

The passengers will be here
in a minute and the boss.

Look, there's plenty of time for that.

Crikey, all you do is moan, moan, moan.

Have a little bit of
life in you for a change.

Dig this.

How can I dig with a brush?

J some folks get kicks cuttin' a rug j

j some folks like to spit in the jug j

j some folks they're
home sitting and snug j

j not me, I've got the travelling bug j

j when you gotta go j

j you've gotta go j

j something down below comes
right up and tells you so j

j one thing that I know j

j when you gotta go,
you gotta go, go, go j

j this guy takes his chick to a dance j

j this might start a future romance j

j but this romance
ain't gettin' a chance j

j 'cause suddenly he
gets ants in his pants j

j and when you gotta go j

j you gotta go j

j something down below comes
right up and tells you so j

j one thing that I know j

j when you gotta go,
you gotta go, go, go j

J sailor has to go to sea j

j a builder has to go to tea j

j one day you must come to me j

j and that's just how it ought to be j

j and when you gotta go j

j you gotta go j

j something down below comes
right up and tells you so j

j one thing that I know j

j when you gotta go,
you gotta go, go, go j

J been to Spain and timbuktu j

j been to Maine and kalamazoo j

j goin' again and when I'm through j

j baby, I'll be travelling soon j

j when you gotta go j

j you gotta go j

j something down below comes
right up and tells you so j

j one thing that I know j

j when you gotta go,
you gotta go, go, go j

Okay, I see you.

Full house queens.

Full house Jacks.

Will I never learn?

Had it again, brushes?

I guess so.

You're a case and no mistake.

Okay, okay, I'm a schlemiel,

but do you know that you are one too?

Oh, that.

Chief'll forget that in a couple of days.

'Sides, I got what I asked for.

I'm not complaining.

You don't get me.

I'm not talking about your
being taken off stewarding.

I'm saying that you're a silly
boy to stay at sea at all.

Brushes, me ol' China,

what you on about now?

Look, do you know what
you've got in these hands?

Yeah, splinters.

Gold, that's what you've got.

24 karat, 100% gold!

You feelin" all right, mate?

You listen to me, Tommy Steele.

I've been thinking about
those passengers last night.

They liked you.

And who are those passengers?

The public!

Oh, that.

That was just a bit of fun for them.

People pay for that, Tommy.

That's what I say you've
got gold in your hands,

in your voice.

You've got barnacles on the brain.

Would you go to sleep, brushes?

Have yourself another
nice dream.

Dream about the mermaids.

As for me,

I'm not playing this
thing anymore on board.

It's got me in enough trouble already.

But it could get you fame, fortune.

It'll get me in the blinkin' sack.

Look, half the men
who've ever done anything

started by getting a sack.

Yeah, they didn't have to
explain things to my mum.

Hey, I have been sacked 32 times.

How come I never got anywhere?

Cor blimey.

J it's gonna be hot in
the cannibal pot tonight j

j well, we've not got a lot
so be on the dot tonight &

j din-din, tum-tum j

j chin-chin, yum-yum j

j it's gonna be hot in
the cannibal pot tonight j

j the guy who worked the mincer j

j you remember Chinese Louie j

j well, one day he went to pieces j

j poor Louie, chop suey j

j it's gonna be hot in
the cannibal pot tonight j

j well, we've not got a lot
so be on the dot tonight &

j din-din, tum-tum j

j chin-chin, yum-yum j

j it's gonna be hot in
the cannibal pot tonight j

j the turk who used to work here j

j used to serve behind the slab &

j he ain't behind the slab no more j

j so grab some shish-kebab j

j it's gonna be hot in
the cannibal pot tonight j

j well, we've not got a lot
so be on the dot tonight &

j din-din, tum-tum j

j chin-chin, yum-yum j

j it's gonna be hot in
the cannibal pot tonight j

j remember macnamara used
to make a hullabaloo &

j it's quiet around the place these days j

j do you like Irish stew &

j it's gonna be hot in
the cannibal pot tonight j

j we've not got a lot so
be on the dot tonight j

j din-din, tum-tum j

j chin-chin, yum-yum j

j it's gettin' real hot in
the cannibal pot tonight j

Steele!

That's the third time!

Now you'll be able to make your mind

what you really wanna be;

a sailor or a singer?

You're up before the
captain in the morning.

J Tommy now all alone j

j but he did not go home j

j to face his family and say
they sacked him from the Navy j

J alone and broken down j

j Tommy wandered 'round j

j with no place to kip j

j and he can't go back to his ship j

any chance of a cup of coffee, please?

Sorry, we're just closing.

Aw, come on, I'll knock it right back.

Well, don't choke yourself.

Have you eaten today?

Dunno.

Think so.

I've been busy.

You've got to eat.

Have a banquet.

Look, I'm not beggin', you know?

I can pay for this.

I got off the ship today.

Okay, one and nine.

What you got there, guitar?

Yeah.

Times have changed.

Used to be concertina in my young days.

I suppose you're often in
demand for sing-songs on board?

You've got a good imagination.

Nobody ever asked me to play that thing.

I'm asking.

You, why?

Look, you've got the blues.

I've got the blues.

Business isn't so good.

They've got the blues.

What's the cure?

Music.

Go on, play.

I thought you was closing?

I just granted me-self an extension.

Okay, you asked for it.

J will it be you &

j you who I'll be giving all my love to j

j you who makes me say
I'll always be true j

j to one love j

j will it be you &

j well, I don't know why j

j why I wonder if you're willing to try j

j why I know that I'll be willing to die j

j for one love j

j will it be you &

j I know your smile is the
smile that's my ideal j

J your eyes are the only eyes I see j

j they seem to tell me why I feel

J you might be the girl for me j

j I wonder will it be you j

j you who's wearing something
old, something new j

j you in something borrowed or blue j

j my true love j

j will it be you &

j I wonder you j

j will it be you &

like I said, you asked for it.

I'd like the bill, please?

Yes, sir, two shillings, please.

Thank you, much obliged.

Goodnight. - Goodnight.

Goodnight, all.

Hey, wait a minute, will you?

Thank you, that was lovely.

Yes.

You know, I've got an idea
my customers might ask

for more of it too.

You're kidding?

See if I'm kidding.

Tomorrow night, eight o'clock.

I'm not beggin' either.

If you can put 'em in, I'll pay.

Pay me to play the guitar?

That's what the man said.

Please yourself.

Okay, I'll give it a go.

What's the name?

Tommy Steele.

Where do I contact you?

Oh, I haven't fixed
anywhere to stay tonight.

Wandering minstrel, eh?

Well, it's like this, mister-

- Lincoln.

Same as Abraham, only I'm poor.

Well, it's like this, Mr. Lincoln,

see, I got sacked off me ship today

and I don't want to tell my mother.

She'll be worryin', you not home.

She doesn't know the ship's in.

Now, look here, son.

This is no district for you

to be wandering about in all night,

even if you are a sailor.

Kip down here for the night.

That solve your problem?

Yes, thanks.

Help yourself.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

I'll turn the light out.

Thanks again, Mr. Lincoln.

Goodnight.

Goodnight, Mr. Lincoln.

Eight o'clock tonight, then?

Don't forget. - How could 1?

I'm looking forward to it.

Yeah, it'll come around soon enough.

I'll look after your guitar
and your bag while you're gone.

Okay, thanks.

Cheerio. - Cheerio.

J time to kill &

j round about a million hours to fill

j I've got a certain date at eight j

j that's almost a day to wait j

j time to kill &

j what to do till that
moment I look forward to j

j I walk the pavements all alone j

j miss the cracks in every stone j

j time to kill &

j ooh j

Glad to see you.

Hey, I hope you don't mind,

but you made a mistake
with the notice out there.

I spell me name with an e on the end.

Well, let's hope that's my only mistake.

Blimey, someone died?

Go on, you'll get 'em goin' all right.

Been waitin' all day for this.

I'll wake 'em up.

J I got two eyes in the corner j

j two eyes lookin" at me j

j don't hide in the corner j

j bring those two eyes closer, closer j

j two eyes wanna hold you j

j two lips wanna kiss, kiss j

j quick, before the moment
dies say yes please, two eyes j

j tantalizin', hypnotizin' j

j lookin' through me, speakin' to me j

j fascinatin', captivatin' j

j peepers keepin' me waitin' j

j two eyes in the corner j

j two eyes lookin" at me j

j don't hide in the corner j

j bring those two eyes closer, closer j

j two arms wanna hold you j

j two lips wanna kiss, kiss j

j quick, before the moment
dies say yes please, two eyes j

J dig those blinkers, dig this winkers j

j such expression, this impression j

j that you're making's got me shakin' j

j I'm yours for the takin' j

j two eyes in the corner j

j two eyes lookin" at me j

j don't hide in the corner j

j bring those two eyes closer, closer j

j two arms wanna hold you j

j two lips wanna kiss j

j quick, before the moment
dies say yes please, two eyes j

J oh, what a night j

j Tommy's future was now in sight j

j he decided that his career j

j was to sing and play the guitar j

Hello, who is it?

Oh, it's me, dad, Tommy.

Tommy?

Corl!

Stone the crows!

Yeah, I'll be down in 'alf a tick.

J Tommy was feelin' glad j

j so that night he took a cab j

j but he was worried what they would say j

j about the way he could earn his pay j

Tommy-boy, how are you?

Fine, thanks, dad.

Well, why didn't you let
us know you were coming?

Didn't have a chance to, really.

Nevermind.

Oh, are these for mum?

Yep.

They're smashin', aren't they?

Well, come and tell us all about it, son.

What have you been up to?

Cor, give us a chance.

Blimey.

Mum will be down in a minute.

She'll be excited to see you, blinker.

- Tommy!
- Hello, mum.

Hello, love.

Why didn't you let us know

you were coming? - Well, I-

was that a taxi I heard just now?

Well, yes, you see-

- here, what were you doing in a taxi?

Well, I missed the last bus

and I thought you might like these.

Oh, they've lovely, dear,

but you shouldn't.

Oh, it's all right.

I could afford it, I've got a job.

Yes, I know,

but they don't pay you all
that much in the merchant Navy.

I'm finished with the merchant Navy.

So that's it?

I guessed as much.

Let's have it, Tommy.

Well, I got the sack.

It's all right, I've got
me-self a better job now.

Doing what?

I knew it, where?

It's in a coffee house
in old Compton street.

Old Compton street, where's that?

Soho.

Tommy Steele, you're
not playing your guitar

in a cafe in soho if I
know anything about it.

Mum, it's all right, really it is.

All do is I play the
guitar for a couple of hours

and well, look.

That's me pay for one night. Oh.

Look, it's not only
the money, believe me.

It's what I wanna do.

No more choppin' and changin'.

This is it.

Oh, dad, you talk to him.

I don't know whether I'm
on my head or my heels.

I'm with your mother on this, Tommy.

You do get set on things, you know,

and then grow out of them.

Well, you'll just have to grow out

of this one quick tonight.

But dad, you don't understand!

I do understand, Tommy.

You've got the chance of a steady career

and I can't allow you to throw that away.

You won't go to that
cafe again, all right?

But I promised tomorrow night.

Okay, you must keep your promise.

One more night and then
finish, you understand?

Yeah, all right.

Fair enough.

Goodnight, son.

Thanks for the flowers, Tommy.

They're lovely.

Sorry if I upset you, mum.

I didn't mean to.

That's all right, dear.

I'll go and make your bed up.

Have you had something to eat?

I'm okay, thanks.

You look worn out.

You want a good night's rest.

Goodnight, love. Goodnight, mum.

J two lips wanna kiss j

j quick, before the moment
dies say yes please, two eyes j

J great, feel great j

j well, it's fabulous j

j more than most &

j I want you to know j

j that I really go for you j

j this is no build up j&

j my book is filled up j

j and every word is true, true, true j

j this is no build up j&

j I get so grilled up over you, you, you j

j it's cool j

j yeah, it's real cool j

j you send me outta this world j

j I want you to know j

j that I really go for you j

j this is no build up j&

j my book is filled up j

j and every word is true, true, true j

j this is no build up j&

j I get so grilled up over you j

j yeah, man, go j

J knock j

j knock knock j

j who's that there j

j open the door j

j I want you to know j

j that I really go for you j

j this is no build up j&

j my book is filled up j

j and every word is true, true, true j

j this is no build up j&

j I get so grilled up over you j

Don't play another number yet.

I'd like to talk to you.

Go ahead.

My name's John Kennedy.

I'm an agent.

What sort of an agent?

Show business.

- Go on.
- Let's sit down.

I heard you here last night.

I think you might have got something.

I'm listening.

So was I.

And I'm thinking it
would sound just as good

on a gramophone record.

What, me on a record?

Well, I'm taking a chance
and you would be too,

but if you agree,

I'd like to fix up a
recording test for you.

How 'bout it?

I'm dead keen.

Meet me at this address at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning.

With your guitar.

Oh, fine.

Oh, what should I play?

Something like the
number you've just played.

Is it all right for me
to play my own numbers?

You write music as well?

No, I just make it up.

Just make it up?

Well, that's fine then.

Play anything you like tomorrow.

If everything goes well,
does this make you my agent?

Well, that's up to you, Tommy.

What do you know?

I've got myself an agent.

See you tomorrow morning at 10, Tommy.

I'll be there.

Cheerio, Mr. Kennedy.

Oh, by the way,

the name is John. - John.

Cheerio. - Bye-bye.

Let's go!

- Oh, hello there!
- Hello.

See you got here all right then?

Yes, thanks.

Are you ready for the fray?

I think so.

But who's this lot?

Oh, they're to accompany
you so0's you don't get lonely.

Accompany me?

But I've got no music.

Oh, yes you have.

Up there and in there.

They'll follow you after
a couple of run-throughs.

They're the best in the business.

Come over and meet 'em.

Boys, I want you to meet Tommy Steele.

Now, Tommy, I want you
to meet Leo on drums.

- Hello.
- Hello, Tommy.

Alan on the base.

- Hello.
- Hi, Tom.

Alan on the saxophone.

- Hello.
- Hello, Tom.

And denis on the piano.

- Hello.
- Hello.

Now, look, boys,

I want to record a couple of numbers,

so I'll leave you to work
it out between yourselves.

When you're ready, give
me a call on the mic,

I'll be up in the monitor
room up there, okay?

- Right.
- Yeah.

- Good luck, Tommy.
- Thanks, chum.

It's dead easy, really, fellas.

It's a rock and roll, you know?

12 bar blues.

Stand by.

Recording.

- Ready, Tommy?
- Yes.

Tommy Steele test,
"elevator rock" take one.

J I work in a store on the edge of town j

j my daily chore's going up and down j

j elevator rock j

j elevator roll

j elevator rock j

j elevator roll

j buzzing all day j

j buzzin' all night j

j floors to the left and
floors to the right j

j elevator rock j

j elevator roll

j elevator rock j

j elevator roll

J goin" up, madam j

j goin' down, sir &

j going up, son j

j oh, you little cur j

j elevator rock j

j elevator roll

j elevator rock j

j elevator roll

j first floor ties, second floor socks &

j third floor dresses,
how my head it rocks j

j elevator rock j

j elevator roll

j elevator rock j

j elevator roll

j buzzin' all day j

j buzzin' all night j

j floors to the left and
floors to the right j

j you can keep see you later, alligator &

j I've got my elevator j

j elevator rock j

j elevator roll

- Hello, love.
- Hi, mum.

- Hello, Tommy.
- Hi, dad.

These record
sessions take it out of you.

Another two numbers this afternoon.

There you are, dear.

Thanks.

Any messages, mum?

This lot came by the last post.

Thanks.

Anybody ring?

Two newspapers, the music
publisher's, and John.

He's gonna come round

got some special news for you.

Didn't say what it was.

Crikey, someone wants to marry me.

There's always a lot
of barmy women wanting

to marry crooners and murders.

Oh, turn it up, dad.

It's money they're after.

You give 'em to me.

I'll answer 'em.

Oh, while we're on the subject,

pay this in tomorrow for me please, dad?

Yes, of course.

- Thanks.
- 300 quid!

Scares me.

It scares you?

It paralyses me.

All that money and all
this 'appenin' to me.

Cor, I don't know where I am, honest.

If you ask me,

it's just that you can
give the young people

the sort of music they want.

You're one of them and
they understand you.

It scares me just the same.

Oh, that's John.

I'll go.

You know, dear,

I don't like to see him worried like that.

He's so young.

Oh, Tommy's okay.

He's got his head screwed on all right.

Besides, he's turned 19.

Why, when I was 19 I-

- yes, dear, we know all about that.

- Hello, John.
- Hello, John.

Good evening.

Would you like a cup of tea?

Oh, no thanks, Mrs. Steele.

I've only got a few minutes.

It's no good, John.

I can't go through with it.

Making records is one thing, but variety?

Variety?

Yes, there's an offer for Tommy

to tour in the north.

Oh, that's wonderful!

On the stage!

That's what I'm worried about, mum.

I've never been on the
stage before in my life.

Don't worry, you'll kill 'em!

Probably the other
way 'round, more likely.

Can't you leave it for a while?

Now, listen, Tommy.

There's half a dozen kids
hanging around outside right now,

and you know why?

Because they want to see you.

You can't go on being a
voice on a gramophone record

all the time.

Yeah, but out there on me own,

all those faces looking
down at you and up at you.

Of course you're nervous.

You wouldn't be any good if you weren't.

Look, I know how you feel about
being up there on your own.

Look, I promise I'll take
care of it, all right?

I can't see how you can.

Listen, will you leave it to me?

All right, you're the boss.

Me on a stage?

Oh, brother.

That's me boy.

Okay then, we kick off
at sunderland on Monday.

Sunderland?

Don't suppose by some
strange coincidence

you got a contract in there?

No, in there.

Oh, I must see this.

May I use your pen, dad?

Yes, let's have it back though.

And across the stamp, Tommy.

On the dotted line, eh?

Hey, you better read it first, eh?

- Yeah!
- Read this?

Take me till doomsday.

Cor.

J the first thing there'll be lightning j

j the second there'll be hail j

j the third daybreak there'll
be a big earthquake j

j so brother, forward your mail j

j the fourth day there'll be darkness j

j the last time the sun has shone j

j the fifth day you'll wake up and say j

j the world's real gone j

j rock and roll you sinners j

j sing to save your soul j

j there ain't no room for beginners j

j when the world is rock and roll j

j rock and roll you sinners j

j sing to be alive j

j there ain't no room for beginners j

j when the world starts to jive j

j daddy, daddy, daddy &

J if you're an angel you better lay low j

j you'll end up in a square halo j

j rock j

j sinners rock j»

j sinners roll &

j rock and roll, rock and roll,
rock and roll, rock and roll j

j if you're a sinner and
you've gotta string along j

j hit me, daddy, with
a three-point prong j

j rock j

j sinners rock j»

j sinners roll &

j rock and roll, rock and roll,
rock and roll, rock and roll j

no harp, just guitar.

Well, there you are.

That's it right up to date.

Well, now, just to tie things up,

what about your future plans?

They're happening fast,

but not so fast I'm gonna
forget other things.

Such as?

Where I come from.

Go on, Tommy.

What's on your mind?

Well, lots of wonderful
things have been happening to me

in the past.

I don't know how long it'll last,

but while it does I know
who I have to thank for it;

the thousands of people living
in the thousands of streets

like frean street, bermondsey.

All over the place.

I'm just not gonna take it for granted.

I'm gonna say thanks, especially
to the kids like me-self.

How, Tommy?

Well, you're all invited.

Bermondsey hall Saturday night.

All right, thank you
very much, boys and girls,

ladies and gentlemen.

Now just settle down.

Now I'd like to tell everybody
that ever since I've been

in this music lark I've made
myself quite a few friends.

And some of those friends are
here tonight to entertain you.

Among britain's greatest
traditional jazz trumpeters,

we have Humphrey Littleton
and he's here tonight.

And he's written a number
especially for the occasion.

Here he is to play, "bermondsey bounce!"

Take it away, humph!

Now ladies and gentlemen,

we come to an entirely different rhythm.

In fact, the rhythm of calypso.

We have with us Tommy
eytle and his calypso band

to give you, "15 cent sweetheart."

Over to you, Tommy.

J and it's 15 years since I'm courting j&

j me and my sweetheart,
we never had a row j

j I wanted to celebrate my good luck j

j but I just didn't really know how j

j so I took her down to a restaurant j

j to give her a little treat j

j she said my boy, I'm not hungry now j

j but just listen to what she eats j

j she had two plates of rice j

j she called for that twice j

j roast pork and ice, it's true j

j a bowl of matageen and kowari kuree j

j and a nice little dish of bukoo j&

j six breadfruit, kasawa to boot j

j her appetite was immense j

> when she called for some bread j

j I nearly fell dead j

j 'cause I only had 15 cents j

> when she called for some bread j

j I nearly fell dead j

j 'cause I only had 15 cents j

j well, to finish up
with this delicate girl &

j she emptied an ice cream can j

j then she said my boy,
I can talk about you &

j 'cause you're really a nice young man j

j and the next time we're
going on a spree like this j

j I'm going to bring my family 'round j

j when I tried to pay
the barman the 15 cents j

j just listen to what was done j

j he tore down me clothes j

j bust up me nose j

j picked me up and sweeped the floor j

j me mouth was a sight,
me nose and me eyes j

j and he kicked me
right through the door j

j he held on on me coat and
he scrambled at me throat j

j and he kicked me over the fence j

j and he said the next time
you wouldn't get off so light j

j if you only had 15 cents j

j and he said the next time
I wouldn't get off so light &

j if I only have 15 cents j

Right you are, ladies and gentlemen.

That was calypso.

And now, boys and girls,

the Charles mcdevitt skiffle
group with Nancy whiskey

to give you "freight train!"

J freight train, freight train j

j goin' so fast &

j freight train, freight train j

j goin' so fast &

j I don't know what train he's on j

j won't you tell me where he's gone j

J don't know where he's headin' for &

j what he's done against the law j

j got no future, got no hope j

j just nothin' but the rope j

J freight train, freight train j

j goin' so fast &

j freight train, freight train j

j goin' so fast &

j I don't know what train he's on j

j won't you tell me where he's gone j

J he lost his reason, lost his life j

j he killed his friend in mortal strife j

j he must keep movin'
like the rolling skies &

j just a-waitin' till he dies j

J freight train, freight train j

j goin' so fast &

j freight train, freight train j

j goin' so fast &

j I don't know what train he's on j

j won't you tell me where he's gone j

J when he dies just bury him please j

j way down the end of
old Chestnut street j

j poplars at his head and feet j

j and tell them he's gone to sleep &

J freight train, freight train j

j goin' so fast &

j freight train, freight train j

j goin' so fast &

j I don't know what train he's on j

j won't you tell me where he's gone j

Well, the boys in my
band just come up to me

and said they don't wanna sit around

and watch all this work going
on without them getting up

and getting in the game.

So what can I say?

I've gotta do it.

And so I've written a number
especially for the occasion.

And my some strange coincidence,

it's called, "teenage party."

Besides, that's what it is, isn't it?

Let's go, boys!

J we're gonna have a teenage party j

j we're gonna have a teenage time j

j we're gonna make it high and hearty j

j if you're ready, that's fine j

j really rock and jive together j

j really take the floor together j

j really stay alive together &

j whether you're ready or not, rock j

J go down the teenage passage j

j open up the teenage door j

j soon you get the teenage message j

j rockin' through the floor j

j take a note, unquote j

j take it on, that's fine j

whoa, it won't stop!

It won't stop!

Ah!

J gonna have a teenage party j

j we're gonna have a teenage reign j

j we're gonna make it high and hearty j

j just think of all the sleep you save j

j really rock and jive j

j ooh, really stay alive j

j ooh, really rock the floor j

j ooh, whether you're
ready or not, not, not j

j rock j

J we're gonna have a teenage party j

j we're gonna have a teenage time j

j we're gonna make it high and hearty j

j if you're ready, that's fine j

J ah, Tommy boy j

j you filled our hearts with joy j

j with all sincerity &

j we wish you health and prosperity j