alex chilton and a service representative at an airline counter
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Alex Chilton is in a hurry. He has packed a bag, and gotten a friend to drop him off at the airport. He waits, expectantly, on the end of a long line. Finally, it is his turn.
Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane.
Happy to, sir. Where will you be flying with us today?
Ain't got time to take a fast train
Well, I'll be glad to help you out, but I need some more information...
Lonely days are gone. I'm going home
That's not exactly the kind of information I require. Now, will this be one-way or round-trip?
My baby just wrote me a letter
Could you possibly show me the letter? There are people waiting behind you...
I don't care how much money I gotta spend
So, that would be first class? I can check, but I still need a destination.
Got to get back to my baby again.
And your baby lives, where? Look, sir, this is getting us nowhere.
Lonely days are gone. I'm going home
Yes, so you said.
My baby she wrote me a letter
That's very nice, but ---
Well she wrote me a letter said she couldn't live without me no more
Sir --
Listen, mister
No, YOU listen. I can't assist you if you continue to --
Can't you see I got to get back to my baby once more? Anyway --
I'm afraid you might have to take a fast train, sir. Next!
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Comments (4)
....hmmmmmm, yeah. Oddly insightful. Cool.
Bob Newhart could have done half of that and gotten more frequent flier mileage out of it. (Or was that Alex trying to get off Nantucket at the Air Mass desk?)
Damn teenagers! Can't speak plain English, always talking in rhymes...
Two rare cuts of the song here, released on a 45 on the Tempe label in 1970. First is sung by Peter Tosh, second removes his vocal and leaves Rita Marley as lead vocalist.