Farewell, Angelina

Farewell Angelina, the bells of the crown

I've been stolen by bandits, I must follow the sound

The triangle tingles, the music plays slow

But farewell Angelina, the night is on fire and I must go

There is no use in talking and there's no need for blame

There is nothing to prove, everything still is the same

A table stands empty by the edge of the stream

But farewell Angelina, the sky is changing colors and I must leave

The jacks and the queens, they forsake the courtyard

52 gypsies now file past the guard

In the space where the deuce and the ace once ran wild

Farewell Angelina, the sky is folding, I'll see you after a while

See the cross eyed pirates sit perched in the sun

Shooting tin cans with a sawed off shot gun

And the corporals and the neighbors clap and cheer with each blast

But farewell Angelina, the sky is trembling and I must leave fast

King Kong, little elves and the roof-tops they dance

Valentino-type tangos while the heroes clean hands

Shut the eyes of the dead, not to embarrass anyone

Farewell Angelina, the sky is flooding over and I must be gone

The camouflaged parrot, he flutters from fear

When something he doesn't know about suddenly appears

What cannot be imitated perfect must die

Farewell Angelina, the sky is flooding over and I must go where it is dry

Machine guns are roaring, the puppets heave rocks

At misunderstood visions and at the faces of clocks

Call me any name you like, I will never deny it

But farewell Angelina, the sky is erupting and I must go where it is quiet