In these short pieces, J.P. Donleavy has given us lyrics to go with sad songs of decayed hope, bitter little jitterbuggings of an exasperated soul, with barracuda bites of lacerating humour to bring blood-red into the gr...In these short pieces, J.P. Donleavy has given us lyrics to go with sad songs of decayed hope, bitter little jitterbuggings of an exasperated soul, with barracuda bites of lacerating humour to bring blood-red into the grey of fate.