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BETTI-COLA
Go Fish
Underneath the water, where everything is pretty, I met the girls and we went
swimming. I held my breath until finally I died
and I left my friends for the other side. Everything was gold, and everything
was green. I saw a sea monkey king and a sea monkey queen. They fed me cottage
cheese and chicken of the sea, then they sent me on my way with a kiss on the
cheek. Ooh la la, ooh ee cha cha. Ooh la la, cha cha cha. Ooh la la, ooh ee
cha cha. Ooh la, cha cha cha. One, two, three, four, five. Once
I caught a fish alive. Six, seven, eight, nine, ten. But I let him go again.
Why did you let him go? Because he bit my finger so. Which one did he bite?
This little finger on the right. Ooh la la…I laughed with the clams, I
gambled with the sharks, whispered secrets with the starfish 'til my heart it
tore apart. Ask me no more questions; I'll tell you no more lies about my sweet
little swim to the other side. Ooh la la…
What The Water Gave Me
Lose the skin you wore before; run and play. Find a penny in your pocket; it's
your lucky day! What the water gave me. What the water gave me. What the water
gave to me. Wear your bruises like new tattoos; look the other way. My dress
hangs there, where you are. My heart's not here to stay. What the water gave
me…
Motel 6
My parents want me to come home; they're worried 'cause I'm here alone. They
don't know I'm really here with you. They telephone me every day. They say,
"Now end this escapade! We're grownups and we know what you should do." Hanging
out at the Motel Six. Hiding out just for kicks. Hanging out at the Motel Six
with you. Orange walls are so divine. There's hot water all the time. Magic
Fingers really are a treat. We could live forever here on pizza, ice cubes,
cokes, and beer. The maids clean up and even change the sheets. Hanging out
at the Motel 6… Drapes are drawn, tv’s on, you always hum my favorite
song. We’ll never ever see the sun again. We don’t frolic in the
pool; air-conditioner on “extra-cool.” I never want this holiday
to end. Hanging out at the Motel 6…
A Party
I went to a party and no one was there. I ate up all the cake and stared at
the floor. The wallflowers swooned when the wind came in. I thought about the
bathroom but I'd already been. Tarry awhile. Tarry awhile. Tarry awhile, said
Slow. The presents were waiting like a crocodile tail. My dress was torn, but
I bought it on sale. I glanced at the clock and time stood still. I asked for
a look; what I got was a thrill! Tarry awhile…And her eyes sparkled! La
la for listening and shame on you! La la, shame on you.
Flying Carpet
I saw your town. I saw your street. I saw your house where you sleep and eat.
I saw your dog with his hairy hide. I saw it all on my carpet ride. Don't ask
me how. Don't ask me why. I couldn't tell you if I tried.You're on the ground;
I'm in the air. You cry and cry And I don't care. Flying carpet ride. So happy
inside on my flying carpet ride. Fly, fly, firefly. Fly, fly, fly and fly. I
licked the clouds.
I touched the sun. Me and the stars, we had a lot of fun! The sky is black.
The day is done. But my carpet ride has just begun. Flying carpet ride…
My Chinchilla
Satan sucks, but you're the best! Holy smokes, you passed the test. When I'm
with you, I feel blessed. My chinchilla. Satan sucks, but you're okay! Since
you came, things go my way. Here tomorrow, here today. My chinchilla. One day
I woke up and everything was beautiful; my troubles had all fallen out the window!
Satan sucks, but you're divine! Sitting pretty by my side. My oh my! My chinchilla.
Electric Chair
Oh my heart bleeds. Oh my heart bleeds. Oh my heart bleeds. Bleeds... Hey, Man
Ray! Make a picture for me. Something pretty: a car wreck, sugar, a tree. And
when I die, bury me way down deep beneath the sea. Hey, Georgia K.! Would you
make me a mess?
A storm cloud, a sea shell, a bright and shiny dress. And when I wish upon a
star, I’ll think of you no matter where you are. Oh my heart bleeds…Hey,
Salvador! Would you make me a chair? A letter; electric current through the
air. I cut my hands the other day.
It didn't work; you stayed away. Oh my heart bleeds…
Nicholas Bragg
Toy bear said to his little self “There’s a jar of jam on the tip
top shelf. If I reach my paw, If I’m very quick, I can lift the cover
and have a lick.” Oh bear, be careful! Coca-Cola is a drink. Coca-Cola
makes you blink. Hyena jumped in; she told me a riddle: “What’s
round at the ends and high in the middle?” Sunflower, nightshade, seaweed,
x-ray. Waterfall, broken chair. Everything happens when nobody’s there.
Doll was lost outdoors at night. She saw the moon, enormous, bright. A dewdrop
fell upon her nose; a beetle ran across her toes. Oh doll, be careful! Sunflower,
nightshade…
Pretty Pictures
Into the sun, leaving everything behind. I wanted to tell you something but
I guess it slipped my mind. If I had a dog, he'd be my best friend. Once I thought
it was you but now you're gone again. But the clouds are in the sky. I just
sit and watch them go by. Everything will be okay; I'll see you some other day.
When I go to sleep, the angels come to me. They draw me pretty pictures that
only I can see. Sometimes you're there, sometimes you are not. Sing a little
song they sang me, words that I forgot. But the stars are in the sky. I just
sit and watch them go by. Everything will be okay; I'll see you some other day.
They Don't
Oh, what you know. The day it rained so far away. What you dreamt I remember.
Hey, what you say: a daisy waking up outside. Something changed it doesn't matter.
Would you believe me if I told you something? You hold me; I let you go
You hold me; I let you go. I let you go. If it will, come what may. A slight
delay yesterday. If it was what they say: a pack of lies.
Someday soon another one will take your mouth away from me. St. Cloud says,
“It's no surprise!” Would you believe me if I told you something?
You hold me; I let you go. You hold me; I let you go. You hold me; I let you
go. You told me that things last. Well, they don't...
A Picnic
I'll take you on a picnic for two. Grass is green and the sky is blue. We’ve
got a basket and a bicycle. We've got rainbow Popsicles and you bring me carrots
and celery. You bring me carrots and celery. You bring me carrots and celery.
Fish a nickel from a hollow pond. Cast a spell with your magic wand. Ants are
dancing in the sun. Birds are singing, every one.You bring me carrots and celery…My
mother said to pick the very best one and you're not it! My mother said to pick
the very best one and you're not it, but you bring me carrots and celery…
It's True
I made you a cake so warm and blue; I made you a cake, it's true! I made you
a cake so warm and blue but I never heard a word from you. I sent you a kiss
wrapped in string and glue; I sent you a kiss, it's true! I sent you a kiss
wrapped in string and glue but I never heard a word from you. I gave you my
heart so tried and true. I gave you my heart, yes I did! I gave you my heart
so tried and true
but I never heard a word from you. I talked to the mailman. He told me what
he knows: down in the cellar where no one ever goes, all the bottles and boxes
with the ribbons undone…and a little dead mouse at the bottom of one!
Just a little dead mouse at the bottom of one! So I got me some candy and I
covered it with hair. I set it all on fire underneath your bedroom stairs. When
the ashes were done, I threw them in the lake and I never heard a word from
you.
Someday
Walk down any street; you might meet a stranger. Someone who will love you and
take you far away. Sleep in any room; you will hear a bell ring. The Seraphim
are singing. They're calling you to play. It's true, the world is ugly but everything
could change… someday. Stand in any doorway; you will feel the sun shine.
Complexities of time just get in the way. Drink from any well; you will taste
desire. Walk the wild high-wire of joy and disarray. It’s true the world
is ugly…Walk down any street; see the stone-cold faces. Turn around and
turn away. It's raining again. It’s true, the world is ugly…
The Day We Met
There's a hole in my heart where the winds blows through. It used to be a fire,
but it never came true. There's a hole in my head where the river runs blue;
when I listen, it sounds like you. You kill me, kill me, you kill me, yes you
do. You kill me, kill me, you kill me, yes you do. There's a crack in my spine
and it shines so bright. It whispers dark and it whispers light. There's a bite
in my hand and it howls all night. I took it to the gypsy, she just couldn't
put it right. You kill me…There's a rip in my leg; there's sand in my
pocket. I used to have something but I guess I lost it. Blood in my mouth; your
face in my locket. Wish I could remember the day we met. You kill me…
Little Star
You shine brightly in my sky, with me while the nights go by. Catch a comet
by the tail; if he hollers, go to jail! I had a spider monkey and his name was
Bob. He had a nice smile and I liked him a lot but he was nothing compared to
you, 'cause you're my star and you shine through. You're my little star. You're
my little star. You're my star, my little star. Thunder lightning sunshine rain:
when will we two meet again? Find a little lover's lair. Name the time and I'll
be there. You’re my little star…
My Assassin
My assassin lives beneath my bed; he tells me things that haven't happened yet.
His breath is warm, his hands are clean, his skin is made of sugar sweet enough
to eat. My assassin walks along beside me. He holds a little knife just to remind
me that everything's precarious and love is never near enough to save you. My
assassin, my assassin: he's my best friend in the whole wide world. My assassin
covers me with water. He says that fire's faster but it's hotter! So six of
this and six of that and in the end you're right back where you started. My
assassin, my assassin: holds my hand and keeps me laughing. My assassin, my
assassin: he's my best friend in the whole wide world.
Lucky 7
If I cut my hair, would you love me more? If I gave you a broom, would you sweep
the floor? You say you love me; it's just a lie.
I wink at you; there’s spit in my eye. I found a diamond in my bed. That
means death, or so they said. A bird flew in; she broke her neck. Was there
blood? I couldn't look. Something tells me, something tells me, something tells
me today's the day. Lucky seven; daisy chain. My wedding ring went down the
drain. I'm a little snake with a bitter hiss. I'll close my eyes but I won't
kiss you! I won't kiss you. Something tells me…
Through My Hoop
Dolphin boy, come out and play. Dolphin boy, won't you swim my way? I like the
colour blue. You see me and I see you. Dolphin boy, jump through my hoop. Swim,
swim, swim some more. Past the park and the candy store. Holding hands inside
the sun.
Certain something just begun Hey boy! Jump through my hoop. I touch your skin,
I touch your skin. I kiss your eyelids in the waves. I touch your skin, I touch
your skin, I touch your skin. Seaweed patterns on my wall. Wake up when I start
to fall. I see you and you see me; you know what I wanna be. Dolphin boy, jump
through my hoop. Jump through my hoop. Jump through my hoop.
Leapfrog
Woke up dead the other morning; caught you fading from my memory. You were pretty,
you were charming but what is gone is soon forgotten. Burned a hole for you
to creep through. Another film for me to sleep through. Refrigerator light comes
on; I wake up with my dress still on. And if you came to stay and brought your
baby dinosaur, when nothing is okay which of you will I love more? Hey leapfrog,
hey leapfrog, hey leapfrog, leap over me! Hey leapfrog, hey leapfrog, hey leapfrog,
leap over me! Swimming in a winter river; if you listen you will hear her. Cut
my mouth on dirty candy. Lost my dog and that was really sad. And if you came
to stay… Hey leapfrog…Leap over me, leap over me, leap over me,
leap over me. Leap over me, leap over me, leap over me, leap over me ...
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Ticket To Spain
She drives me to distraction. Oh yeah, she's my passion but you know, she don't
have time for me. She drives me to distraction. Oh yeah, she's my passion but
you know she don't have eyes for me. I saw you wiggle like a snake. Hey girl,
make no mistake, I like it, yes I do! She’s my desire. She sets my heart
on fire but you know I’m not the only one. Yeah, she's my desire. She
sets my heart on fire but you know she's out to have some fun. I saw you flying
like an angel. If you sat down at my table, I'd make you something nice and
clean to eat. When I'm with her I go goofy inside. I guess I love her, but I
don't know why! I saw you sleeping in a car. I’ll wake you with a kiss
and we'll drive far away. And we'll drive far away. Yeah, we'll drive far away.
Everything's Geometry
Saw you Tuesday on the freeway. You said you were hitchin' home. I fed you candy;
you told me stories. They were lies but I didn't mind.You brought a suitcase,
used up my toothpaste and burned my old photographs. Said you were going but
now it's snowing so I guess I get the last laugh. If one is three and three
is nine, then we could be happy all of the time. If one is three and three is
nine, then we could be happy all of the time. One plot of land and two shovels:
we could dig a grave. Jump in together, stay there forever. Do you think that
we'd be saved? If one is three and three is nine, then we could be happy all
of the time. When the leaves fall down and the church bells chime, I'll be yours
and you'll be mine. Be mine….
My Flaming Red Bobsled
I drown in your pool. I'm hot and you're cool. Nothing ever works out when you
think it will. You walk and I run. I spoil all your fun.
Like the setting sun, I'll burn you up. My flaming red bobsled. I fall down
your well. You kiss and I tell. You got me under your spell but I got my eye
on you. You stop and I go. You're twenty below. Now what I wanna know is: what
do you see in me? My flaming red bobsled.
Isabelle
I took a little trip where the sun comes down yellow, yellow all around and
the vultures fly in the shiny air. You can drink the water but it's not really
there. I went from the north to south. I slept in the lion's mouth. I shared
some tea with sisters three: mint and sage and maple leaves. I rode a camel,
oh, I rode a camel. I dress like a boy but I bleed like a girl. I bleed. What
do you get when you get to the sea? Black and blue and violet green A circle
as far as your eye can see. Murder, fire, flash flood, plague. If I had my life
to live again, well you know, yes you know, I'd do it all the same. I rode a
camel…
Your Bed
In your bed, I live my life. I count sheep, black and white. It's okay, it's
all right just to be with you. I wanna go and never stop! I wear the bottoms
but you're the tops. Pillow fights and pillow talk: you be Doris, I'll be Rock.
All night I stay awake just to watch you sleeping (I watch you sleep...) and
when the morning comes, I'm the one who's dreaming. In your hands, I put my
heart.
Knew it was you right from the start and if ever we're apart I know that it
won't be for long. In your bed, the days go by; wish they would stand still
but they fly. Count to ten and close your eyes so I can kiss you one more time.
All night I stay awake… I'm dreaming…
Tomorrow Go Away
Well we never talk of love 'cause we're much too cool for that now and you fuck
me on the floor because there's no room for a bed and you only give me flowers
if we're standing in a closet and we eat lunch with your parents while you're
wishing I was dead.Well we never sing of peace ‘cause hope is just for
children and I never hear the choirs ‘cause the music hurts my head and
we gloat at the illusions in our pretty conversations and I just can't seem
to find out wh my toothbrush smells like dread. Standing in the rain. Everything's
the same. Wish I could make tomorrow go away. But we never cry for mercy ‘cause
we know there are no angels and you only talk in whispers ‘cause there's
things you could've said. We refuse to do the laundry that is breeding in the
hallway and the cards are laid for solitaire in piles of black and red. Standing
in the rain…
Life Of Crime
Saw you through a bullet hole, saw you through a bullet hole and I fell in love
with the colour of your blood. How was I to know it would be too late? Saw you
through the ceiling, saw you through the ceiling and I fell in love with the
way I was feeling. Yeah, you made me feel so good! So hang on, Sloopy, ‘though
my dad says no and you crashed your motorcycle when I said I wouldn't go
with you to the drive-in. Now I'm a widow at the age of seventeen, the age of
seventeen. True love don't last forever and if anybody says so, well, you know
that he's a liar! A liar, a liar, a liar, a liar! Yeah, it's nothing but a life
of crime. Saw you through the mirror,
saw you through the mirror and when you hate yourself, everything is clearer.
Nothing changes and it never will. So hang on, Sloopy… Nothing but a life
of crime.
New York City
You called me last night on the telephone and I was glad to hear from you ‘cause
I was all alone. You said, “It's snowing, it's snowing. Oh God, I hate
this weather!” But, you know, I'd walk through blizzard just to get us
back together. We met in the springtime at a rock and roll show. It was in the
Bowery and when it was time to go, we kissed on the subway in the middle of
the night. I held your hand and you held mine. It was the best night of my life.
'Cause everyone's your friend in New York City and everything looks beautiful
when you're young and pretty. The streets are paved with diamonds and there's
just so much to see but the best thing about New York City is you and me. Statue
of Liberty, Staten Island ferry, Alphabet City, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Central
Park, Brooklyn Bridge, The Empire State where King Kong lives, Coney Island
and Times Square, Rockefeller Center: wish I was there! You wrote me a letter
just the other day. You said, “Springtime is coming soon so why don't
you come to stay?” I packed my stuff; I'm on the bus. I can't believe
it's true! I'm three days from New York City and I'm three days from you. Now
everyone's my friend in New York City and everything looks beautiful when you're
young and pretty. The streets are paved with diamonds and there's just so much
to see but the best thing about New York City is you and me. You and me.
Voracious
Hey crocodile, won't you smile at me? Hey crocodile, won't you smile at me?
Feel your teeth around my wrist, looking like you’ve just been kissed.
Hey crocodile, won't you smile at me? Hey crocodile, won't you stay a while?
Hey crocodile, won't you stay a while? Feel your teeth around my neck; can you
can you break it yet? Hey crocodile, won't you stay a while? He says, "I'll
eat you alive." He says, "I'll eat you alive." Maimed for your good looks; down
in the bad books. You can hit them with a left hook but you'll never get away.
Hey crocodile, come out and play. Hey crocodile, come out and play. See you
swimming though my house; you got in but you won't get out! Hey crocodile, come
out and play. He says… I’d like to see you try…
So Far Apart
I crossed a desert just for you. Do you know what I found? Sugar bones a thousand
years old melting in the ground. I crossed an ocean just for you. Do you know
what I spied? Silver star a thousand miles down fallen from the sky. Night,
so dark, no darker than my heart. How did we wind up so far apart? So far apart...
I climbed a mountain just for you. Do you know what was there? Jewel clear a
thousand nights cold eating up the air. I crossed my heart just for you. Do
you know what I got? Twisting lies, a thousand loves long, rust, dust and rot.
Night so dark…
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BOX OF HAIR
Freaky
I dream in colour. I walk the straight line. I wanna die but I'll just smile
and bide my time. I paint by numbers, connect the dots. You say I'm freaky but
I know I'm not. And if I run around all night and if I run around all day who
are you to say, "Hey, Baby, let's play house"? Unadored, I wear my crown of
thorns. I'm a martyr to my cause but I've forgotten what it was. I'll make a
wrong choice. I wanna come twice. I know what you think but you can keep your
advice. I watch blue movies. I get the mean reds. I can't help thinking that
I'm better off dead. And if I run around all night…
Pillow Queen
I'm your pillow queen. I'm your wildest dream and if I make you scream, so much
the better. I'm a goodtime girl. Come on and tilt-a-whirl and when I throw you
out, I'll keep your favorite sweater. Doing nothing is what I do best. I wanna
take off this party dress
and go, go, go to bed for a thousand years. Go, go, go to bed for a thousand
years. I'm a glamour puss and I can write the book ‘cause there's more
than one way to skin a cat. I'm a porno star. No matter who you are, you mean
absolutely nothing to me. Now imagine that. I'm a whore, I'm a sister, I'm a
liar, I'm a nun but my very favorite thing is my brand new gun so let's go,
go, go to bed
for a thousand years. Go, go, go to bed for a thousand years...
Magic 8 Ball
I've got horse shoe hanging right above my door. I had a black cat but she doesn't
live here any more. I look for omens, I search for clues and the mystery that
I wanna solve is you. I cross my fingers every time that you walk by. I put
the whammy on you with my hypnotic eye but you're oblivious, don't take me serious
so now there's one last thing that I can try. My magic 8 ball tells me just
what I should do. I wanna ask it whether I should be in love with you. Will
it tell me "Yes” or “No"? Will it tell me "Stop” or
“Go"? I close my eyes and hold my breath and it says "Decidedly So." My
four-leaf clover’s going right into the trash. My rabbits foot, my voodoo
doll they’ll follow fast. I'll step on every crack. You know I won't look
back ‘cause now my lucky streak is gonna last and that's why my Magic
8 Ball…
Loaded
My little princess told me a secret but I don’t know what she said ‘cause
I was staring at her mouth instead. Hey little princess, do you cry at night?
Miss your man with all, all your might. Little princess when will you get it
right? Heroin and cigarettes: can you, can you taste it yet? Lose your heart
on all your past regrets. You’re loaded, loaded and ready to go. You’re
loaded, loaded and ready to go. Do you remember the time you fell, drowned in
your own wishing well? Little princess, drunk on kiss and tell. Pull the trigger,
take a bow. Are you, are you happy now? Caught between forever and somehow.
You’re loaded, loaded and ready to go. You’re loaded, loaded and
ready to go. So loaded, loaded and ready to go. How close you’ll never
know. My little princess told me a secret but I don’t know what she said
‘cause I was staring at her mouth instead.
Main And Broadway
You and her walking by. We say "Hello": so civilized. Does she know you were
my boy one time? So what am I supposed to say? "You're looking swell! Have a
nice day! Good to see she's prettier than me!” Things go on, I get confused.
I don't know how it used to be anymore. Didn't know I missed you 'til today.
I guess I thought that love just went away, or at least I had it licked. Didn't
know I missed you 'till today. Love letters, broken lockets, dead flowers, candy
boxes: that's what you're left with when it's over. It's over, it's over, it's
over... Now I wonder what went wrong; why we didn't get along. Nothing left
but distance in your eyes. There you go, hand in hand, leaving me alone to stand
here; just another stupid chump. Fights and spite and ugly talk: in the end
that's what you got so what's the point of bothering at all? Didn’t know
I missed you ‘til today…
One Last Kiss
Make the scene, but what do you see? Take a stand, but how do you lean? You
say it's all so cinematic so why do I feel so anti-climactic? One last kiss.
The thrill of excess is what you like best and you blow your brains away. You
say, "Give it to me, baby!
Give it to me, baby! Give it to me, baby!" One last kiss. See the Virgin Mary,
sitting in her tower. She's got eternity if you've got an hour to spare and
listen to her tale of woe. You gotta go, Mary! Go, Mary! Go, Mary! Go! Go! Go!
Well, you don't believe in things that you can't see and your new best friend
is my old TV. You've got so much compassion but you love to watch them bleed,
bleed. One last kiss.
Riverside
Going down to the railroad tracks. Going down to the railroad tracks. Going
down to the railroad tracks, I'm gonna leave my love in a burlap sack. Going
down to the railroad tracks. Going down to the wrecking yard. Going down to
the wrecking yard. Going down to the wrecking yard, I'm gonna crush my love;
smash it to shards. Going down to the wrecking yard. Lose my heart; I lose my
head.
My love keeps rising from the dead. What else can I do? Lose my heart; I lose
my head. My love keeps rising from the dead. I'll never get away from you. What
else can I do? I’ll never get away from you. Going down to the riverside.
Going down to the riverside. Going down to the riverside, I'm gonna drown my
love and my life beside. Going down to the riverside. Lose my heart…
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The Day I Said Goodbye
No mail came for me today and the phone hasn’t rung since last Thurday
and all my enemies count the ways, count the ways of my demise. The day I said
goodbye. I keep a string of ponies in case I gotta run and my one true friend
is the setting sun ‘cause she brings darkness and it brings me to a place
no one else can see me. The day I said goodbye. Yellow-eyed angel won’t
you walk me home? Yellow-eyed angel won’t you walk me home, ‘cause
I don’t wanna be alone. Yellow-eyed angel won’t you walk me home?
So keep your dope and keep your sleep ‘cause when you’re dead you
can stay home every night of the week. Before the flowers of friendship faded,
friendship faded. Faded, faded, faded. The day I said goodbye.
Green Eyes
Hey there, Green Eyes! Sunshine and apple pie. How come you’re so shy?
Green Eyes, Green Eyes. How can I show you that I love you if you won’t
look at me? So I’ll just have to hold your hand and hope some day you’ll
see. Hey there, Green Eyes! Lipstick, white lies. How come you’re so shy?
Green Eyes, Green Eyes. How can I tell you that I love you if you just walk
away? So I’ll just have to hang around and hope some day you’ll
stay. Hey there, Green Eyes! Lipstick, white lies. How come you’re so
shy? Green Eyes, Green Eyes. Hey there, Green Eyes! Sunshine and apple pie.
How come you’re so shy? Green Eyes, Green Eyes. So shy, so shy, so shy.
Green Eyes.
Secret Nothing
Meet me down on the corner; we’ll talk it over. You’ll see me if
I don’t see you first. Make sure you bring some quarters and we’ll
go get a soda. Hop a bus; I’ll show you my new dress. Sunday afternoon.
Nothing much to do but there’s no one I’d rather do nothing with
than you. Tell me a secret and I’ll give you a kiss. I’ll make a
cake for you if you’ll just make a wish. Meet me down by the river. It’s
hot but you make me shiver. Let’s go under the pier; we’ll take
off all our clothes. Sunday afternoon…