Mad, Mad Moonlight It was just like a dream, yeah, a surreal scene, like a blue orange I thought my senses had gone, like i was writing a song about a foot-long syringe And she said, ";Hello, dear, it's my party ";So i hope you'll be smart, hee hee And i said,";I don't know, but i think I'll go fix me a stiff drink"; Well, I sat there and stared, because at first i was scared of this female Tarzan And while she talked with the apes about champagne and grapes, i approached her garden And she said,";Now, now, don't try to leave me, ";It's unfair to deceive me ";I could kill if you try to escape me, come upstairs my friend"; Now i knew, i knew, i couldn't be that mean, so i tried, yeah i really tried to leave her but she was a big, big, big, big girl, big girl Hurled out the door, it was becoming more of a test of honour Would i go, would i stay, could i do it all day and be a certain gonnor And she said,";Now you're so young and tender, ";And don't be concerned with my gender It was hard but i managed to send her away up to those fluffy white clouds It was hard on the brain but I would do it again for the satisfaction She weighed 203 but that was OK by me, there was lots of action And she said,";Shall we dance in the moonlight ";It would be so nice on a June night But i said,";If it's OK by you, I'll just sit here a take me a rest" ********************************************************************************** Mr. Raffles Man, it was mean to be seen in the robes you wore for Lent you must've known that it was Easter There for a while, in your smile, I could see Mexico blood say ";This is true I was a Teaser"; There were a thousand Manitas, being exchanged for Pesetas Man! It was hard not to laugh out loud I couldn't believe the size of the crowd You must have fooled them into coming Wow! There were women and children, too They would have hanged us if they knew I think I know for certain Inside you sniggered so hearty, you only came for the party Man, it was mean, it was mean, Man, it was mean Remember the time, what a time, we had down in Barcelona after you'd been slaying babies There, for a time, I was fooled by your disguises, but I never thought of smashing rules You wore the yellow bandana and gave out Heavenly Manna Then in Amsterdam you were perfect fun You never let on you had a gun and then you shot that Spanish Dancer The speed at which we ran for a mile or two, they would have crucified us if they knew I think I know for certain Inside you sniggered so hearty, we only killed for the party Man, it was mean, it was mean, Man, it was mean Man, show me something I've never seen, you're only real in your Dream Machine And all your games are a little drastic Just throw me out if I get obscene but that's the way that I've always been I think I know for certain Inside you sniggered so hearty, we're only living a party Man, it was mean, it was mean, Man, it was mean ************************************************************************ It Wasn't Me It wasn't me who wrote the epitaph I only burned the old girl's photograph And threw the kitten in the fire, see You ask me your father he'll remember mee It was so fantastic, he burned like a matchstick You know I'm sorry for what I've done I wasn't me who wrote to Gideon I only ate the homing pigeon And ordered taxis in the early hours And sent a wreath of withered flowers I broke both her heels, that was quite a deal I've said I'm sorry for having fun Chorus: Now you say I'm responsible for killing them I say it was god - He was willing them It wasn't me who lit the kerosene I only polished the floor with vaseline And asked the doctor not to come around And hid her savings in the lost and found It was all electric when her cuts went septic I then apologized again It wasn't only me who blew their brains I certainly admit to putting chains Around their necks so they couldn't move But there were others being quite crude That was quite a gang waiting for the bang I only take the blame for lighting the fuse Chorus: Now you say I'm responsible for killing them I say it was god - He was willing them It wasn't me who put your Ma away It wasn't me who put your Pa away It wasn't me who stole their plastic teeth It wasn't me who caused this awful grief I did it all in jest, this I must confess Anything i did was for the best Chorus: Now you say I'm responsible for killing them I say it was god - He was willing them *********************************************************************** Panorama Murder follows me like a leech from sunset, hard on my heels to the midnight beach Multitudes of every skin, around the glowing sparks they begin to sing Everybody is watching the dancer, all the way from Barcelona Teddy Boy's are farming, it's all a little alarming Chorus: I felt forty-five and was barely alive I saw a Human Tribe and was terrified Cross-legged and nonchalant, I try to make the sermon read back to front Laughing all the time, this soeech goes like a dream and all of us hits the streets Everybody screams ";follow the leader"; and begging now for food from the feeder Murder taps my shoulder - I fell the air getting colder Chorus: I felt forty-five and was barely alive I saw a Human Tribe and was terrified Simply, now it's matter of time, everything is loose but soon it will be fine Giving out whiskey and rules, we're just dangling our feet sitting here by the pool Everybody is calling me something (All the time we're looking for something) Teddy Boys in Armour, threatening my whole Panorama Chorus: I felt forty-five and was barely alive I saw a Human Tribe and was terrified ************************************************************************ Make Me Smile You've done it all, you've broken every code and pulled the rebel to the floor You spoilt the game, no matter what you say for only metal - what a bore! Blue eyes, blue eyes, how come you tell so many lies? Chorus: Come up and see me, make me smile Or do what you want, run on wild There's nothing left, all gone and run away Maybe you'll tarry for a while It's just a test, a game for us to play win or lose, it's hard to smile Resist, resist, it's from yourself you have to hide Chorus: Come up and see me, make me smile Or do what you want, run on wild There ain't no more, you've taken everything from my believe in Mother Earth How can you ignore my faith in everything when i know what Faith is and what it's worth Away, away, and don't say maybe you'll try Chorus: Come up and see me, make me smile Or do what you want, run on wild ************************************************************************ Back To The Farm Only twilight, calm and barkless; no more daylight, only darkness; Only twilight, only twilight made the change without delay Hope'n' Psyche, open brainy; they throw my key to the drainy; Open psyche, open psyche - a chance to take without decay Many attempts to swim puddles, lead to contempt, often muddled; Many attempts, many attempts; someone's listening again Nothing, no more come from Judy; lots of colour come from Moody Nothing/No more, Nothing/No more, I'm putting new coaches on the train We was angry, No ! disheartended; stole the pantry, not the garden; We was angry, we was angry - Back to the farm, Back to the farm No more angry, No ! more busy; got me sanctuary, ask who is he ? No more angry, No, no angry - we're rolling around in hyper schemes ************************************************************************ 49th Parallel Chorus: Think I'll have lines on my face When i get out of this placE So I guess I'll be ever so carefull It wouldn't help to deny I'm well advised to comply By the rules or be ever so tearful I caught a vulture, he came up behind me I put a chain on his claws I caught another - been trying to find me I slit a vein in his jaws Tied the two of them up with guitar-strings (only fed them a bone) Grinned and put my hands in my pockets To drift away to a land of my own Chorus: Think I'll have lines on my face When i get out of this placE So I guess I'll be ever so carefull It wouldn't help to deny I'm well advised to comply By the rules or be ever so tearful We played a game of Cowards and Heroes We lay the rules on the floor But then we spoke of flowers and quiros It ended up in a draw But all the time they were bound and belittled I wouldn't let them go . go, go ! I only want to use them for skittles And drift away to a land of my own They were begging over and over; ";If we behave can we feed ?"; began to throw them piece of clover And said;";Now count the leaves !"; I realised it was only a battle And went to look for the war (haw ! haw !) My brains began then to rattle and drift away to a land of their own ************************************************************************ The Best Years Of Our Lives European Maids, hard to ignore You, me and the boys, barred from the shore Fresh-faced imbeciles, laughing at me I've been laughing myself, is that so hard to see? Do I have to spell each letter out, honestly! If there's no room for laughter there's no room for me Try looking at you, rather than me No truth is in here, it's all fantasy Since the last time we met I've been through About seven hundred changes and that's just a few And the changes all tend to be something to do But you've got to believe thaYthey're all done for you Chorus: You'll think it's tragic when that moment arrives Ah, but it's magic, it's the best years of our lives Lost now for the words to tell you the truth please banter with me the banter of youth If I knew how to say it I'd say it for you If I knew how to whisper I'd whisper,for you If I knew how to waltz I'd get up and dance for you If t thought I could run I'd come running to you I've discovered now how to be fair This 1 could teach you if only I dare The only conclusion 1've reached in my life Is that if I should die I should die-by the knife Since it's only a matter of courage all right, Die a man or a martyr, the two would be nice, so nice Chorus: You'll think it's tragic when that moment arrives Ah, but it's magic, it's the best years of our lives ************************************************************************ Sebastian Radiate simply, the candle is burning so low for me Generate me limply, I can't seem to place your name, cherie To rearrange all these thoughts in a moment is suicide Come to a strange place, we'll talk over old times we never spied Somebody called me Sebastian Somebody called me Sebastian Work out a rhyme, toss me the time, lay me, you're mine And we all know, oh yeah! Your Persian eye sparkle; your lips, ruby blue NEVER speak a sound You, oh so gay, with Parisian demands, you can run-around And your view of society screws up my mind like you'll never know Lead me away, come inside, see my mind in kaleidoscope Somebody called me Sebastian Somebody called me Sebastian Mangle my mind, love me sublime, do it in style, So we all know, oh yeah! You're not gonna run, babe, we only just begun, babe, to compromise Slagged in a Bowery saloon, love's a story to serialise Pale angel face; green eye-shadow, the glitter is outasite No courtesan could begin to decipher your beam of light Somebody called me Sebastian Somebody called me Sebastian Dance on my heart, laugh, swoop and dart, la-di-di-da Now we all know you, yeah!