I wrote little about cricket for NewsRevue, but felt that Brian Lara’s record-breaking 501 not out for Warwickshire against Durham needed to be celebrated in song.
Not one of my best. But it has its moments.
_ BOWL LARA A YORKER _
(To the Tune of “Tell Laura I Love Her”)
VERSE 1
Young Brian Lara’s a batsman,
Who’s wanting to score record runs;
Fours,
Sixes,
And no-one stops him scoring tons.
The bowlers are so frustrated,
They cannot get Brian Lara out;
They’re knocked away, round the park all day,
And this is what those bowlers shout.CHORUS 1
{boom boom boom bomm}
Bowl Lara a yorker,
{boom boom boom bomm}
Bowl Lara a goog-l-ie,
{boom boom boom bomm}
Pick stitches off the seam,
It’s our only chance to bowl out his team.VERSE 2
But back in his native West Indies,
They wanted young Brian in Trinidad;
His girlfriend moaned, “he’ll not come home”,
Although that Sobers spinner had.CHORUS 2
{boom boom boom bomm}
Is Lara a lover?
{boom boom boom bomm}
Will Lara just leave her?
{boom boom boom bomm}
Despite his record cache,
He still can’t score off his maiden match.
({boom boom boom bomm} Tell Lara to lob her, tell Lara to feel her….)
Below is a video of Ricky Valance singing Tell Laura I Love Her, with lyrics on the screen.