Born on this Day, Gerry Rafferty! barnesandnoble/w/celebrity-limericks-from-muhammad-ali-to-warren-zevon-neil-dickinson/1120806438?ean=9781460252215 Rest in Peace, Gerry Rafferty In Scotland this fellow arrived Where a lot of great booze is contrived And slowly refined So when people unwind They will never be whiskey-deprived His old man was a terrible sot Who started most days with a shot And most evenings as well In the local hotel Or at home with a bottle he’d bought Gerry’s mother was hoping her lad Wouldnt follow the path of his Dad So she taught him to sing For the joy it could bring Through the natural talent he had With The Humblebums Gerry debuted As a bright 22-year old dude In a folk singing band And they traveled the land While The Beatles were singing Hey Jude Later Gerry would found Stealers Wheel And the band had some instant appeal With a number one song But they didn’t last long As they couldnt agree on a deal He went solo and soon he was hot With fortune and fame he was fraught But his personal life Was abundant with strife As he struggled with demons a lot With City to City he gained Much respect and artistic acclaim And it’s still getting play On the air to this day As a part of the public domain Gerry later went in to seclusion Which caused much concern and confusion There were rumors abound That his health wasn’t sound Or he suffered from mental delusion Gerry Rafferty died on this day When his mind and his body gave way But his legend remains In our hearts and our brains Where hell never out-welcome his stay
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