Three thirty on a sick summer’s day
I round myself staring at a Newcastle bus stop
A total stranger in a herringbone suit
Asked me the time through his cigarette lighter
Fifteen years later on a Wednesday night
l round myself dreaming in a Manchester night-club
A total stranger in a luminous tracksuit
Gives me a kiss and he tastes of aluminium
Then he’s gone
And in his place a cat with green eyes
A cat with no tall at all
Just a very sad expression on his race
Mandarin quotes on a wrought iron gate
I’m ringing the doorbell, but the petrol keeps leaking
A total stranger in a cashmere coat
Tells me politely, “Your wife is on fire”
A family outing at the Gosforth Park Hotel
The girl in the kitchen is working a job scheme
l told my wife I’m sure I’ve seen her before
She told me I kissed her al a Newcastle bus stop
Then I was gone
And in my place a cat with green eyes
A cat with a tale to tell

Okay everybody, I’m gonna tell you about some birthday parties I’ve been to
And when I get to the “Happy Birthday” part, well,
I want you to say “Happy Birthday” the same way the animals said it at the party
Here we go!

A cat had a birthday and all the cats came
To eat cat cake and play a cat game
To open cat presents and when they were through
They said “Happy Birthday” the way cats do

And they said, “Meow, meow, meow”
Everybody do it now, “Meow, meow, meow”
Really nothing to it, “Meow, meow, meow”
Well image that, you’ve just said “Happy Birthday” in cat
That’s what you did!

A duck had a birthday and all the ducks came
To eat duck cake and play a duck game
To open duck presents and when they were through
They said “Happy Birthday” the way that ducks do

And they said, “Quack, quack, quack”
Everybody do it now, “Quack, quack, quack”
Really nothing to it, “Quack, quack, quack”
Well the ducks are in luck, you’ve just said “Happy Birthday” in duck

Now when a rooster wants to say “Happy Birthday” to you
He says, “Cock-a-doodle, cock-a-doodle-do”
Now listen real close and I’ll tell you more
“Happy Birthday” to a lion is a great big “ROAR”, nice

A cow had a birthday and all the cows came
To eat cow cake and play a cow game
To open cow presents and when they were through
They said “Happy Birthday” the way cows do

And they said, “Moo, moo, moo”
Everybody do it now, “Moo, moo, moo”
Really nothing to it, “Moo, moo, moo”
Well you just learned how to say “Happy Birthday” in cow

Where’s the cats? (meow, meow, meow)
Let’s hear the ducks! (quack, quack, quack)
Do it rooster! (cock-a-doodle-do)
What’s up lion? (ROAR)
Word cows! (moo, moo, moo)

You were really great, I’m proud of ya, “Happy Birthday”!

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A casual look (Dut da da da da da dut da dut)
A little wink (Dut da da da da da dut da dut)
Can reveal (Dut da da da da da dut da dut)
Just what you think (Dut da da da da da dut da dut)
So don’t be shy (Dut da da da da da dut da dut)
Don’t even cry (Dut da dut da dut)
For I am your guy
I am your guy

A soldier boy (Dut da da da da da dut da dut)
When he proposed (Dut da da da da da dut da dut) (baby please)
She said “no” (Dut da da da da da dut da dut) (oh come on baby)
His face just froze (Dut da da da da da dut da dut)
You know she loved him (Dut da da da da da dut da dut)
But was so young (Dut da da da da da dut da dut)
Can’t marry no one (Dut da da da da da dut da dut)
Can’t marry no one

Oh darling can’t you see
That I’m goin’ overseas
For two three four years
Don’t know how long it will be
So hear hear my plea
And come marry marry me
Before it’s too late

And so with a smile (Dut da da da da da dut da dut)
We walked down the aisle (Dut da da da da da dut da dut)
She in her wedding dress (Dut da da da da da dut dut)
A vision of happiness (Dut da da da da da dut dut)
And just to think (Dut da da da da da dut dut)
All it took (Dut da da da da da dut dut)
Was a casual look (Dut da da da da da dut dut)
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It’s funny how time seems to soften the blow
And only with time do I see at all
That the promises made were the start of the fall
The biggest mistake was to promise at all
Shout the odds
And what does it matter now?
That dreams are a passing cloud
Their place is taken
With many more fools like us

The time that we had we now have to repay
The sweet things we ate now leave a bitter taste
Can you ever remember a night or a day
You ever regretted eating that way

Say I’m wrong
But inside you know I’m right
And useless to try and fight
They say it was worth it
But you know it never was

The hurt inside
And all the wasted tears we’ve cried
Oh, the fun we had
All the good things just turned bad
Oh, the memories
Rearrange themselves to misery for me

Say I’m wrong
But inside you know I’m right
And useless to try and fight
They say it was worth it
But you know it never was

The hurt inside
And all the wasted tears we’ve cried
Oh, the fun we had
All the good things just turned bad
Oh, the memories
Rearrange themselves to misery for me

A casual affair in a casual way
We don’t go far living from day to day
It just is a laugh that we left unnamed
You came here with pride but they told you was changed

Shout the odds
And what does it matter now?
That dreams are a passing cloud
Their place is taken
With many more fools like us

I dreamed that we were livin’ in A Castle In The Sky
A world of make believe, a dream for you and I
For one time in my lifetime, I was sure about your love
I held you in my Castle In The Sky.

Then from another world a stranger came one day
I begged you not to leave, but you left any-way
I saw my castle tumble back to earth and there was I
With mem’ries of My Castle In The Sky.

The trouble that we’re havin’, does it mean there’s someone new
Or am I just bothered by the thought of losing you
Will someone come and take you, will I lose you by and by
Like I lost you in my Castle In The Sky.

If we should ever part, the world for me would end
How could I tell my heart, I only lost a friend
Be faithful, don’t forsake me, never leave and say goodbye
Like you left me in my Castle In The Sky.

Nothing here for me today
Garbaggio from the men in grey
Don’t do this
You can’t do that
What’s the point
What’s the matter, anyway
Fat cat’s licking cream
Dirty business
hard and mean
Narrow eyes and hungry days
There’s got to be
a better way

Something here about my face
Somehing make you think
I got time to waste
What you doing
standing here
Why don’t you call
someone who cares
Fat cats all the same
Easy answers just a game
Another day nothing changes
There’s got to be a better way

A glistening of questioners
Prepared the inquisition
While jackals in the shadows
manoeuvre for position

A fundament of righteous men
A barrow ideals
The carriage of misjustice
Crushes all beneath it’s wheels
Conspiracies of silence
Within the temple walls
Graveyards full of promises
Tha no one can recall

A castle full of rascals
A fortress full of thieves
A parliament of silver tongues
That latter to deceive

Oh my darling Carolina
If you get the chance
to walk behind here
She’s so clean
you see no splash
Just the Texas chainsaw massacre
Fat cat’s got to go
I’m Rockin’ and rollin’
from my headache to my toes
She’s trying to set the world on fire
Up there in her Ivory tower

Just before our love got lost you said
“I am as constant as the northern star”
And I said, “Constantly in the darkness
Where’s that at
If you want me I’ll be in the bar”
On the back of a cotton coaster
In the blue T.V. screen light
I drew a map of Canada
Oh Canada
With your face sketched on it twice

In my blood like holy wine
You taste so bitter and so sweet
Well, I could drink a case of you, darling
And I would still be on my feet
I would still be on my feet

Oh I am a lonely painter
I live in a box of paints
I’m frightened by the devil
And I’m drawn to those ones that ain’t afraid
I remember that time you told me
“Love is touching souls”
Surely you touched mine
‘Cause part of you pours out of me
In these lines from time to time

My blood
My holy wine
Tastes so bitter and so sweet
Well I could drink a case of you, darling
And I would still be on my feet
I would still be on my feet

I met a woman
She had a mouth like yours
She knew your devils and your deeds
And she said, “Go to him, stay with him
But be prepared to bleed”

My blood
My holy wine
Tastes so bitter and so sweet
Well I could drink a case of you, darling
And I would still be on my feet
I would still be on my feet

Cowboy, cowboy marry me
I’ll bake you a cherry pie
Well thank you very kindly mam
But I’m too young to die

Hi-lo-do-si-dosy-do
Stay single and save a dollar
Come Saturday night I’ll court a pretty girl
With a cane and a high starched collar

Cowboy if you’ll marry me
I’ll be your darling Jenny
Now why should I drink from just one well
When I can drink from twen’y

Hi-lo-do-si-dosy-do
Stay single and save a dollar
Come Saturday night I’ll court a pretty girl
With a cane and a high starched collar

Cowboy, cowboy name the day
July ‘d be nice I reckon
Gladly meet you at the church
July the 32nd

Hi-lo-do-si-dosy-do
Stay single and save a dollar
Come Saturday night I’ll court a pretty girl
With a cane and a high starched collar

You sleep all day and spoon all night
And eat your favorite chow
Then why should I get married mam
That’s what I’m doing now

Hi-lo-do-si-dosy-do
Stay single and save a dollar
Come Saturday night I’ll court a pretty girl
With a cane and a high starched collar

There’s a road that I remember leading to a special place
Where the door was always open to a smiling face
There’s a picture on the mantle of a boy that looks like me
It’s always the same, there’s a stocking with my name

And a candle in the window, a flame against the night
There’s a candle in the window, it’s like God’s perfect light
It don’t take a lot of money to know what riches are
Just a candle in the window

Maybe it’s just wishful thiking I can hear the sleigh bells ring
Almost taste teh pie she’s baking, it’s Christmas Eve

And there’s a candle in the window, a flame against the night
The candle in the window, it’s like God’s perfect light
It don’t take a lot of money to know what riches are
Just a candle in the window and Christmas in your heart

Wherever the years may take me no matter how far I go
There’s going to be a candle burning, it’s always nice to know
It don’t take a lot of money to know what riches are
Just a candle in the window and Christmas in your heart

A lie to say, “O my mountain has coal veins and beds to dig. 500 men with axes and they all dig for me.” A lie to say, “O my river where many fish do swim, half of the catch is mine when you haul your nets in.” Never will he believe that his greed is a blinding ray. No devil or redeemer will cheat him. He’ll take his gold to where he’s lying cold.
A lie to say, “O my mine gave a diamond as big as a fist.” But with every gem in his pocket, the jewels he has missed. A lie to say, “O my garden is growing taller by the day.” He only eats the best and tosses the rest away. Never will he be believe that his greed is a blinding ray. No devil or redeemer can cheat him. he’ll take his gold to where he’s lying cold. Six deep in the grave.

Something is out of reach
something he wanted
something is out of reach
he’s being taunted
something is out of reach
that he can’ beg or steal nor can he buy

his oldest pain
and fear in life
there’ll not be time
his oldest pain
and fear in life
there’ll not be time
A lie to say “O my forest has trees that block the sun and when I cut them down I don’t answer to anyone.” No, no, never will he believe that his greed is a blinding ray no devil or redeemer can cheat him. He’ll take his gold where he’s lying cold.