Cockney Rebel's first UK hit in 1974 was 'Judy Teen', which was quite different to anything else around in the current music scene - "Judy Teen, the queen of the scene, she's rag doll amoreVerbal slang, American twang, you dare not ignoreIn from New York, prompted her to talk of superballsJudy Teen grew sick of the scene, just bragging to foolsShe took us on a carouselShe made us smile and oh, how we laughedTogether riding on a crest it was swellWe stole her face and oh, how we laughedShe made us happySacral blues in various hues, she capered to draw meMe and Yankie, all hanky panky, seldom she bored meShe's so bold and me feeling old, just stroking her faceSuper troubadour, he can show you more than her laceShe took us on the carouselShe made us smile and oh, how we laughedTogether riding on a crest it was swellWe stole her face and oh, how we laughedShe made us happyJudy Teen, we know where you've been, your ego's insaneTo the cabaret where you'd schlep and sway on your caneSeeking shelter, no helter skelter's gonna betray yerJudy Teen, the queen of the scene, is coming to slay yerShe took us on the carouselShe made us smile and oh, how we laughedTogether riding on a crest it was swellWe stole her face and oh, how we laughedShe made us happy"I had a girlfriend at the time who liked to say it was herself who 'made us happy'.
Richard Greenhough ● 344d