Harold The Barrel (2008 Digital Remaster)

Song Harold The Barrel (2008 Digital Remaster)
Artist Genesis
Album Nursery Cryme

Lyrics

[00:00.89][News:]
[00:03.00] A well-known Bognor restaurant-owner disappeared
[00:08.66] early this morning.
[00:10.99] Last seen in a mouse-brown overcoat,
[00:14.92] suitably camouflaged,
[00:17.64] they saw him catch a train.
[00:19.27][Man-in-the-street:]
[00:20.99] "Father of three its disgusting"
[00:22.67] "Such a horrible thing to do"
[00:24.50] Harold the Barrel cut off his toes and he served them all
[00:26.93] for tea
[00:28.02] "Can't go far", "He can't go far".
[00:33.43] "Hasn't got a leg to stand on"
[00:36.18] "He can't go far".
[00:37.45][Man-on-the-spot:]
[00:38.64] I'm standing in a doorway on the main square
[00:44.16] tension is mounting
[00:46.41] There's a restless crowd of angry people
[00:50.10][Man-on-the-council:]
[00:50.58] "More than we've ever seen.
[00:52.45] - had to tighten up security"
[00:56.53] Over to the scene at the town hall
[00:58.40] The Lord Mayor's ready to speak
[00:59.56][Lord Mayor:]
[01:00.03] "Man of suspicion, you can't last long,
[01:01.53] The British Publicis on our side"
[01:03.11][British Public:]
[01:03.54] "Can't last long", "You can't last long".
[01:08.56] "Said you couldn't trust him, his brother was just the same"
[01:11.70] "You can't last long".
[01:12.92][Harold:]
[01:14.40] If I was many miles from here,
[01:17.99] I'd be sailing in an open boat on the sea
[01:22.66] Instead I'm on this window ledge,
[01:26.96] With the whole world below
[01:31.46] Up at the window
[01:33.37] Look at the window...
[01:35.56][Mr.Plod:]
[01:36.33] "We can help you"
[01:37.35][Plod's Chorus:]
[01:37.90] "We can help you"
[01:38.51][Mr. Plod:]
[01:39.46] "We're all your friends,
[01:41.81] If you come on downand talk to us son"
[01:43.62][Harold:]
[01:44.35] You must be joking
[01:47.45] Take a running jump
[01:50.43] The crowd was getting stronger
[01:53.21] And our Haroldgetting weaker;
[01:57.95] Forwards, backwards, swaying side to side
[02:02.14] Fearing the very worst
[02:04.46] They called his mother to the sight
[02:08.34] Upon the ledge beside him
[02:10.21] His mother made a last request.
[02:11.33][67-yr-old Mrs Barrel:]
[02:11.97] "Come off the ledge if your father were alive he'd be very,
[02:13.71] very, very upset.
[02:15.29] "Just can't jump, you just can't jump"
[02:20.65] "Your shirt's all dirty,
[02:21.86] There's a man here fromthe B.B.C."
[02:23.37] "You just can't jump"
[02:24.43][Mr. Plod:]
[02:26.46] "We can help you"
[02:27.58][Plod's Chorus:]
[02:27.89] "We can help you"
[02:29.27][Mr. Plod:]
[02:29.48] "We're all your friends,
[02:31.79] If you come on down and talk to us Harry"
[02:33.67][Harold:]
[02:34.37] You must be joking.
[02:37.46] Take a running jump......