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<noinclude>{{Lyrics for|A Voice In The Dark}}</noinclude> | |||
You can read right through a book of matches<br> | |||
But that won't make you smart<br> | |||
You can laugh in the face of watches<br> | |||
But time will only break your heart<br> | |||
<br> | |||
Kings reign beneath umbrellas<br> | |||
Hide pennies down in cellars<br> | Hide pennies down in cellars<br> | ||
And money pours down and yet<br> | And money pours down and yet<br> | ||
Not everyone gets soaking wet | Not everyone gets soaking wet<br> | ||
<br> | |||
When bores and bullies conspire<br> | |||
To stamp out your spark<br> | |||
Listen for…<br> | |||
A Voice In The Dark<br> | |||
<br> | |||
Not a moment too soon as we blue the moon<br> | |||
And a wolf begins to howl in tune<br> | |||
I announced for all mankind<br> | |||
A boon<br> | |||
Stand aside you big baboon<br> | |||
Now I'm the a prize invention<br> | |||
You're the image of yourself<br> | |||
Forget your cares<br> | |||
And disapproving stares<br> | |||
I'm not here to try to jump your borders<br> | |||
Just ask your nieces and daughters<br> | |||
<br> | |||
<br> | |||
I'm flat as sole, I'm happy as a clam<br> | |||
But they don't know the kind of man I am<br> | |||
Little fish swimming in a jealous shoal<br> | |||
Now my net is overflowing<br> | |||
And I suddenly seem to be all seeing and all knowing<br> | |||
I've got something right there<br> | |||
They you need to hear<br> | |||
But have no fear<br> | |||
Lend a hand<br> | |||
Lend an ear<br> | |||
If your rent-money is in arrears<br> | |||
<br> | |||
We'll be striking up a symphony bandstand<br> | |||
Long of hair and loose of tooth<br> | |||
There'll be pirouettes and startling handstands<br> | |||
And who but acrobats know how to tell the truth<br> | |||
When is said that then redundant<br> | |||
They gallivant in peg-leg pants<br> | |||
I‘ll be your servant<br> | |||
You'll be my pal<br> | |||
I'll be ever faithful you know I shall<br> | |||
There's no fool like an old fool<br> | |||
Who blames it all upon his youth<br> | |||
When times are tough and you find you're down<br> | |||
Without a star to wish upon<br> | |||
Just listen for…<br> | |||
A Voice In The Dark<br> | |||
<br> | |||
I was striking through a box of matches<br> | |||
Hoping that one would spark<br> | |||
I heard somebody calling to me<br> | |||
A voice in the dark<br> | |||
A sound both wild and gentle<br> | |||
Daring and confidential<br> | |||
I thought there was music playing<br> | |||
But it was all and only talk<br> | |||
When liars and bullies conspire to stamp out spark<br> | |||
Fill up that empty space in your heart<br> | |||
Listen up, when the herald says, "Hark"<br> | |||
Believe in just a voice in the dark…<br> | |||
<br> | |||
''On a Radio Hat - 1931''<br> | |||
Latest revision as of 16:47, 17 September 2010
A Voice In The Dark
You can read right through a book of matches
But that won't make you smart
You can laugh in the face of watches
But time will only break your heart
Kings reign beneath umbrellas
Hide pennies down in cellars
And money pours down and yet
Not everyone gets soaking wet
When bores and bullies conspire
To stamp out your spark
Listen for…
A Voice In The Dark
Not a moment too soon as we blue the moon
And a wolf begins to howl in tune
I announced for all mankind
A boon
Stand aside you big baboon
Now I'm the a prize invention
You're the image of yourself
Forget your cares
And disapproving stares
I'm not here to try to jump your borders
Just ask your nieces and daughters
I'm flat as sole, I'm happy as a clam
But they don't know the kind of man I am
Little fish swimming in a jealous shoal
Now my net is overflowing
And I suddenly seem to be all seeing and all knowing
I've got something right there
They you need to hear
But have no fear
Lend a hand
Lend an ear
If your rent-money is in arrears
We'll be striking up a symphony bandstand
Long of hair and loose of tooth
There'll be pirouettes and startling handstands
And who but acrobats know how to tell the truth
When is said that then redundant
They gallivant in peg-leg pants
I‘ll be your servant
You'll be my pal
I'll be ever faithful you know I shall
There's no fool like an old fool
Who blames it all upon his youth
When times are tough and you find you're down
Without a star to wish upon
Just listen for…
A Voice In The Dark
I was striking through a box of matches
Hoping that one would spark
I heard somebody calling to me
A voice in the dark
A sound both wild and gentle
Daring and confidential
I thought there was music playing
But it was all and only talk
When liars and bullies conspire to stamp out spark
Fill up that empty space in your heart
Listen up, when the herald says, "Hark"
Believe in just a voice in the dark…
On a Radio Hat - 1931
