Kevin Ayers - Ballad of a Salesman Who Sold Himself lyrics
There was moonlight and laughter
That danced on the sands
And bloodstained pianos
Are played without hands
Such a promising music
Sweet whispers and dreams
From a travelling window
The salesman who screamed.
Moonlightsaturday night
It's now or never
Oh play stormy weather
For mefor me.
I lived in the flower shop
Called "love is so sweet!"
And I get all my kicks
From the customers' feet.
WellI'm just a stranger
None stranger than i.
My head in the quicksand
My feet in the sky.
I was carefully crazy
When playing the game.
'cause business is business
And I'm not to blame.
Climb on my back
It's a wet afternoon ;
A bottle of booze
A bit of a tune to sing;
Goodbyeeverything;
Goodbyeeverything....