Ray-Bans
(One I wrote for Buddy Holly, but he never used it)
Those little things won’t shade your eyes
They’re just meant to accessorize
Ray-Bans – a waste of money
Worn when it’s not sunny, so why buy
Those Ray-Bans?
The way you wear them on your head -
Be cheaper with a cap instead
Ray-Bans – in Tesco’s store soon
Ray-Bans – that cost a fortune when you wear
Those Ray-Bans.
Ray-Bans for lads and lasses
Ray-Bans - the must-have glasses
Ray-Bans for middle classes;
Ray-Bans – their ad proposes
Don’t wear them on your noses
Ray-Bans – worn by posers.
A pair of those designer specs
Won’t make you look like Posh or Becks
Not with your wig and dentures
Ray-Bans are so pretentious so don’t wear
Those Ray-Bans.
Don’t buy those Ray-Bans, God forbid
They’ll set you back a hundred quid
Ray-Bans – like Kate Moss’s
Ray-Bans – worn by tossers so don’t buy
Those Ray-Bans.
M.C. Newberry
Tue 2nd Jul 2013 13:39
Ouch! This brings back a hurtful memory. Back in the 70s I took a solo walking holiday down the coast of North Somerset/Devon and one of my holiday accessories was a pair of - you guessed it - Ray-Bans! Sadly, I made the mistake of hooking them in a shirt pocket and after gleefully jogging along a stretch of beach - the multi-pebbled variety - I found I'd lost them. NO chance of locating them on that huge stretch of shore and I had to give up looking and - muttering angrily - trudge on! They were a mere forty quid then but it was a painful lesson when a weekly wage was less! I never bought another pair.