Bought me a Stratocaster
and put it in tune
Started singing with the “Devines.”
the next afternoon.
Became “Shayne and The Rebel Raiders.”
a real rockin’ band
We then morphed to the Phantoms
which gained us a lot more fans.
Born in Winnipeg
but educated in Transcona at TCI.
I wasn’t much into school
’cause I was a music guy
Most of what I know now
I learned while shooting pool
But all I ever wanted to learn
was the
George is not a camper, George has seldom communed with nature unless you count sitting poolside, occasional trips to the beach or opening the fucking sunroof on his car. The plan is to remedy that this spring
My folks bought a new home
in a suburb called Transcona
That’s where I started High School
and began dating Lana
Even though I couldn’t dance, I spent my first summer in Transcona going to every dance I could find.