Mistress And Maid

She said Come in my dear, You're looking tired tonight. Your bath is drawn, let me loosen your tie And fix you your usual drink. He settles back, Takes a magazine, Kicks off his shoes, as he studies the form Of every appealing soubrette. But where are the flowers that he used to bring? Every endearing remark Reminds her of passionate promises, That he only made in the dark. In her bed, She wants to shout at the back of his head Look at me, look at me, look at me I’m afraid. See what it's come to, I’m just your mistress and maid. The wine is warm But the dinner is cold. The look in his eye tells her it won't be long Till the girls on the page come to life. And they'll get the flowers that he used to bring With every endearing remark, And all of the passionate promises He'll never fulfill in the dark. In their bed, She wants to shout at the back of his head Look at me, look at me, now that I’m not afraid. See what it's come to, I’m not your mistress and maid. See what it's come to, I’m not your mistress and maid. Mistress and maid. Mistress and maid. Mistress and maid. Mistress and maid.

Mistress And Maid (Demo) Written by Paul McCartney & Declan MacManus Performed by Elvis Costello Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals, all instruments Recorded ca. 1991, Elvis' home Released August 21, 2001 Albums All This Useless Beauty (Rhino reissue), 2001 Length 2:17 First known performance:  March 23, 1995, London, England Last known performance:  May 29, 1996, New York, NY      (4 known performances) Paul McCartney version Performed by Paul McCartney Produced by Paul McCartney & Julian Mendelsohn Musicians Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar, tambourine, backing vocal Linda McCartney - tambourine Hamish Stuart - electric guitar, backing vocal Robbie McIntosh - acoustic guitar Paul "Wix" Wickens - keyboard Blair Cunningham - drums Gordon Hunt - oboe Susan Milan - flute Frank Lloyd - horn Colin Sheen - trombone Paul Archibald, Richard Martin - trumpets Stephen Wick - tuba Belinda Bunt, Jonathan Evans-Jones, Roger Garland, Roy Gillard, David Juritz, Pauline Lowbury, Brendan O'Reilly, Maciej Rakowski - violins Albums Paul McCartney: Off The Ground, 1993 Length 2:58

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