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Listening to your idle talk |
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Smoke rising to the ceiling |
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The words just seem to float on by |
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Maybe you've had the feeling |
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Then looking into my empty glass |
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I noticed the bar clock was ten minutes fast |
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My beer was gone, and my money's spent, |
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And I think it's about time that I went. |
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I went walking along the main road |
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How can they call it High Street? |
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I said "Hello" to a face I know |
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But he had someone to meet. |
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Then I noticed that the sea was coming in |
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I almost felt like taking a swim, |
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But the sea gets wild so I've been told |
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And anyway it was much too cold. |
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I buttoned my coat up to my chin |
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Went walking along the sand |
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I thought I heard the mermaid sing |
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To the sound of a big brass band. |
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A seagull offered me a ride |
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And so as not to hurt his pride |
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I said I wasn't going far |
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And I let him carry my guitar. |
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Then along come a mermaid, said "sing me a song, |
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And I'll stop the band from playing". |
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I was pleased and played with ease |
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To the mermaids gentle swaying. |
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I must've stayed there for an hour or two |
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The seagull said he'd have to go |
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And the mermaid said that she'd rather hear more |
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But she left me standing on the shore. |
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The sun was bathing in the sea |
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Right on the water line. |
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I shouted "Goodbye", but he didn't reply |
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I know he had no time. |
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Even my footprints had disappeared |
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And as for the road I steered |
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Out from the sea there come a sigh |
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I think my mermaid said "Goodbye". |
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And I'm listening to your idle talk |
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Smoke rising to the ceiling |
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And I'm watching the words go floating by |
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Maybe you've had the feeling. |
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Maybe you've had the feeling. |