Good Old James Leo & Gertjan Wijnalda, november 1995 about this song i'd like to say this is my first own song, but rather it's the first song i contributed to. it's about the fictive story of a character called James who, well, likes to swim in the Thames, but of course the old Londoners don't agree with this and give him a very rough time... (inspired by the statue of James Cook on the Mall, Trafalgar Sq.-side) listen to it   [ realaudio ] there is currently no recording of this song available. Good Old James (L. Wijnalda / G.L. Wijnalda) Well, let me tell you 'bout a story About a man of great glory He wasn't young, he wasn't old But lived for ages as been told He came out nowhere to this land And one they sudden, here he stands He didn't speak, he didn't say But only swam out every day T his good old James He was swimming in the Thames And everyday around the clock of ten From Tower Bridge to the Big Ben The cops they grabbed'im on the wall And lead'im public to the Mall They wanted to let him tell his story To end his quite enormous glory But day by day at night, at ten He jumped into the Thames again Yeah, good old James He was swimming in the Thames And good old James He was swimming in the Thames And every day around the clock of ten He jumped into the Thames again The thing kept rollin' all around They came all over to this place It was the story of the year It happened all just overhere The crowd stood already there at ten When James jumped in the Thames again Chorus One night he sudden didn't show 'Till now 'bout no-one really knows One didn't saw him anymore It turned just like it was before And every day around at ten There was no James ever there again Chorus