Our Man in Europe/ dave delacroix/ PORTOFINO: "On the Dock of the Bay."

Our Man in Europe/dave delacroix/ PORTOFINO: "On the Dock of the Bay."


(dedicato: C.M.A.)


Portofino: "On the Dock of the Bay."


"....Were U in dat movie? Were U fresh and clear? Italian, English, Senegalese; and like the 7th. Cavalry, General Custer with tits, did you save my life, bring Jack Daniels or Beer? Were U black and white (b/w), technicolor BABE!? Did U placate "Vendetta", my sworn enemies (the Hatfields & the McCoys) and say, "RELAX boys. It's just DAVE?"
Did U "forage" (girl?) for the rent? Did U take (not OURS/we don't have none) DA KIDS out for a walk? Gave 'em toys, GO BOYS! -said how PRETTY the young ladies walked? Did the sunshine, glancing on your old re-stitched, floral print skirt, a "Belevedere", designed by YSL, year after year?
Did U passion TEN in your kiss to me? Do U succumb to the (the YOU!), the Kid you miss? -that left you when U were 10  or 12, avoided drunken Padre, always-sick Madre, whilst bambinos skittled around your hem; and then, to meet ME?

We laze, Portafino, "on the dock of the bay"; NOT in the expensive Cafes? We have our own "pane", "Goganzaga", "Prosciutto", Frascatti-Barolo, and we kiss, saluting the sea, the earth and the sky. Ha! Passing tourists, over-dressed - look at our love and wonder why?

Were YOU in dat Movie? (BABEE! U BETCHA!)
Were YOU fresh and clean? (HONEY! ECCO!!!)

....The 7th. Calvary, General Custer to save the Day, the pipes, the drums, mandolin-guitars?...we don't need. And if U don't believe it? Well! Come and see...:)

(Honey? Where's my bloody Tobacco?...)



c 2014/davedelacroix/Genoa (Chris Columbus's home town) -Italia.