Lyrics

Christopher c Wayne Gillespie 1984 (Key Eb)

1) My name is Christopher look at me I’m 8yrs old today
You know that I have lot’s of friends with whom I can play
My mother says if I am good and I help her ‘round the house
She’ll buy me a brand new bike and a suit like Mickey Mouse

2. And so when I come home from school I try to make it easier
‘Cos now that my dad has gone I’m the only man who can look after her
And even though it’s not the same without him well still we pretend
But every now and then she’ll catch me crying and say”come on you know I am your friend”

Chorus: “What’s the matter, what’s the matter, what’s the matter Christopher?”
“Well I’ve fallen over and I’ve grazed my knee,
You know it wouldn’t hurt so bad if I just had my Pa.”

3) Well I remember when he was here, I guess they used to fight a lot
My mother says “really he’s a good man it’s just that he used to like a spot
A spot of Whiskey or a Vodka or a Brandy with his beer”
But me I could never understand why my dad he never liked it here.

Chorus: “What’s the matter, what’s the matter, what’s the matter Christopher?”
“Well I’ve fallen over and I’ve grazed my knee,
You know it wouldn’t hurt so bad if I just had my Pa.”

4) My mother says “It’s not your fault it’s just that life’s not like your story books”
And me I always thought it was ‘cos you know my mum she has those Princess looks
She says one day she might find another who will take my father’s place
But me I don’t want to share my mother with a strangers face.

Chorus: “What’s the matter, what’s the matter, what’s the matter Christopher?”
“Well I’ve fallen over and I’ve grazed my knee,
You know it wouldn’t hurt so bad if I just had my Pa.”

5) My name is Christopher look at me I’m 9 years old today
You know that I have lot’s of friends with whom I can stay
‘Cos my mother she’s got things to do and I just get in the way
Still I guess that she is just like me … she needs some time to play.

Chorus: “What’s the matter, what’s the matter, what’s the matter dear?”
“Well I’ve fallen over and I’ve grazed my knee,
You know it wouldn’t hurt so bad if my dad was here”.

END