Handwritten draft lyrics in blue ballpoint and black ink by Phil Collins for the 1981 Genesis song ‘Me and Virgil,’ headed with the working title ‘Chunky’ and marked as “Master,” one page, both sides, 8 x 11.75, unsigned. The lyrics, in part: “Ma would never say what happened / and we never thought to push to hard / we know we had all the chores to tend to / like fixing fences ‘n’ helping her / making coffee, washing dishes / me and Virgil’d chop some wood / but we’d stop our singing just to listen to her crying / things weren’t good, didn’t sound too / I remember.” Reverse features partial lyrics to two unknown songs in the hand of Collins. Included with the lot is an original 1981 Townhouse 7-inch acetate for the Genesis song ‘Me And Virgil,’ annotated in black ink on the label: “Chunky” and “Genesis.” In overall fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Collins wrote the song 'Me and Virgil' in the form of a story and has since deemed the song 'a dog,' citing it as one of his worst pieces of writing. According to Collins, the group was trying to do something similar to the work of The Band, but 'we couldn't.'
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