Heaps Of Sheeps Robert Wyatt

I realised my fists were clenched,I stretched my fingers to relax.Still not sleeping, I tried counting sheep.One by one,They leapt across the fenceConstructed for them,Right to left,Across the fenc...

Memories Of You Robert Wyatt

"How I wish I could forget those happy yesteryears They have left a rosary of tears Your face beams In my dreams 'Spite of all I do Everything seems to bring memories of you "

A Sunday In Madrid Robert Wyatt

Pa arrives in the city of the closed doors, Greeted by miners from Asturias. His limousine streaks past giant shiny moneyboxes, Huddled together for warmth. He is deposited in his inner chamber.

Alliance Robert Wyatt

There is a kind of compromise you are master of Your endless gentle nudging left us polarised You're proud of being middle class (meaning upper class) You say you're self sufficient (but you don't dig

Gharbzadegi Robert Wyatt

Helicopter vision Get the picture when you're outside the frame Retrospective my eye Call it art and you can say what you like It's a name caller's game Your perspective describes where I stand Out of

Red Flag Robert Wyatt

Cast off the crutch that kills the pain, The red flag wavin' never meant the same, The kids of tomorrow don't need today, When they live in the Sins of Yesterday.

Little Red Robin Hood Hit The Road Robert Wyatt

In the garden of England dead moles lie inside their holes The dead-end tunnels crumble in the rain underfoot Innit a shame? Can't you see them? Can't you see them?

Blues In Bob Minor Robert Wyatt

you must be joking Corridors of power cuts toy telephone bills Long time no see underneath the floorboard Looking for the roots of the family treetops Toe's in the water but you've only got ten.

Team Spirit Robert Wyatt

I mean if this is only a question of toughness, Survive me Hardy, or deflate me straight away. Beating shit out of me takes the hell out of you. If I'm nothing without you, then why stick it out?

Vandalusia Robert Wyatt

Beyond the dotted line Over the border Out of control Behind the dotted line South of the border Beyond the pale Going too far

At Last I Am Free Robert Wyatt

At last I am free I can hardly see in front of me I can hardly see in front of me And now love please listen To what I say I can't go on living life this way I've tried and I've tried To make you see You

The Age Of Self Robert Wyatt

we're all consumers now They say that we have moved ahead – we're all just people now There's people doing 'frightfully well' there's others on the shelf But never mind the second kind this is the age of

Cuckoo Madame Robert Wyatt

teddy bear eye yellow fingers clinging to the chain link fence Bombers above you Bombers behind you Disapproval hounds you ugly rumour surrounds you Solitary madam we never understood, you never told us of

Shrinkrap Robert Wyatt

It takes a weekly packet To keep the shrink in pocket It costs a pretty penny Just to stay afloat It takes a lot of lolly Trying to be jolly When the interest keeps mounting In the bank and in my person

Soup Song Robert Wyatt

There's a mushroom on my eyelid There's a carrot down my back I can see in the distance A vast quantity of beans To you I'm just a flavour To make your soup taste nice Oh my god here come the onions And

Dondestan Robert Wyatt

Felahin, refugee (Kurdistan similarly) Need something to Build on Rather like The rest of us. Palestine's a country Or at least Used to be.

Catholic Architecture Robert Wyatt

His loving gaze Is interrupted By a line of broken glass Cemented On top of the high wall.

Free Will And Testament Robert Wyatt

What kind of spider understands arachnophobia? I have my senses and my sense of having senses. Do I guide them? Or they me? The weight of dust exceeds the weight of settled objects.

Mass Medium Robert Wyatt

"And as history slips out of view Bated breath for the nine o'clock news reassembled right before your very eyes: Innuendo, rumour and lies Endless fun and games Steal a headline, name some names We're

Lisp Service Robert Wyatt

Plundering, murdering, Raiding coast to coast Good old days of gore, And now you tell me I should learn to deal with you all Bow to you and praise the Lords for Everything, everything You won for us.

I'm A Believer Robert Wyatt

only true in fairy tales Meant for someone else but not for me Love was out to get me That's the way it seemed Disappointment haunted all my dreams Then I saw her face now I'm a believer Not a trace of

Was A Friend Robert Wyatt

Furry kind of greeting, not exactly hostile, Not exactly facing, not exactly turning away, Not exactly frowning, not exactly smiling. Lurking by the door Without a sign of wanting to move.

The United States Of Amnesia Robert Wyatt

There are degrees of amnesia, ways to forget Ways to remember all the good that you've done And if you can't get a witness remind yourselves Nobody's just perfectly good all the time And if you killed

A Last Straw Robert Wyatt

Seaweed tangled in our home from home Reminds me of your rocky bottom Please don't wait for the paperweight Err on the good side Touch us when we collapse Into the water we'll go head over heel We'll not

Stalin Wasn't Stallin' Robert Wyatt

Stalin wasn't stallin' When he told the beast of Berlin That they'd never rest contented Till they had driven him from the land So he called the yanks and English And proceeded to extinguish The fuhrer

Chairman Mao Robert Wyatt

"An early photograph Of the young braid with the confident grin Who is celebrating his first defeat By clouching a haircut from his skull The pig tail In death of modern man Like a young braid with a price

Amber And The Amberines Robert Wyatt

Here's to the Fidel few Clearing road and landslide Children of history Changing from the inside Non just because Che Guevara showed the way Not just to shame the C.I.A.

Round Midnight Robert Wyatt

Darlin' I need you, lately I find You're out of my heart, And I'm out of my mind. Let our hearts take wings' 'Round midnight, midnight Let the angels sing, For your returning.

Shipbuilding Robert Wyatt

It's just a rumor that was spread around town Somebody said that someone got filled in For saying that people get killed in The results of their shipbuilding.

Calyx Robert Wyatt

Dad they're going to take me to task But I'll back by Christmas It's just a rumour that was spread around town Somebody said that someone got filled in For saying that people that killed in The result of

Maryan Robert Wyatt

the delta With the rivulets tumbling down Glide over sand Around the rocks Back through the wavering weeds And the turds In the way Riversmell On the route Along away Over gravel The weirs of

Left On Man Robert Wyatt

There simply Is no middle ground Pentagon uber alles There never Was a middle ground That's the point I was making There's no such Place as middle ground (That's the point we were making) Left or Right of

Memories Robert Wyatt

I know I cannot leave this place full of memories Things like the way they knew us all over town We used to walk the streets together We could be seen Past shops where people knew us Yeah, people knew

Biko Robert Wyatt

And the eyes of the world they're watching now they're watching now watching now

Just As You Are Robert Wyatt

going to change a thing about you Never ever going to change a thing Try to love you just as you are Should I leave should I stay Should I call it a day There's so much to say that's unspoken In your ray of

Sea Song Robert Wyatt

You look different every time you comeFrom the foam-crested brineYour skin shining softly in the moonlightPartly fish, partly porpoise, partly baby sperm whaleAm I yours? Are you mine to play with?...

Little Red Riding Hood Hit The Road Robert Wyatt

Orlan don't tell me, oh noDon't say oh GodDon't tell me oh dear meHeaven's above oh noI can't stand itStopPlease oh deary meWhat in heaven's name?Oh blimey mercy meWoe are we oh dearOh stop itStop ...

Alifib Robert Wyatt

Not nit not nit no notNit nit folly bololeyAlifi my larderAlifi my larderI can't forsake you orForsqueak youAlifi my larderAlifi my larderConfiscate or make youLate you youAlifi my larder Alifi my ...

The British Road Robert Wyatt

Those foreigners are at it againWhen will they learn to fight like our men?There's nothing new under the mirrorAnd it's time for one more bedtime storyGet beauty sleep for morning gloryHow can I ri...

CP Jeebies Robert Wyatt

Picture the scene."Hello, how are you?""Well I'm green and yellow,Pinky blue."Dead alternative."Oh then, please step right inTo our nursery.Just pick a groupThat you can relate to,Now the grownups ...

Worship Robert Wyatt

Two nuns On the sea shore Stand Apart from one another Black wood posts Mesmerised By the sea god One nun With human failings And weary legs Sinks to the sand And sits like a child A golden stripe ...

Yolanda Robert Wyatt

"Esto no puede ser no mA?A¡s que una canciA?A³nQuisiera fuera una declaraciA?A³n de amorRomA?A¡ntica sin reparar en formas talesQue pongan freno a lo que siento ahora a raudalesTe amo A￠?? te a...

Te Recuerdo Amanda Robert Wyatt

Te recuerdo Amanda la lluvia en el peloCorriendo a la fábrica donde trabajaba ManuelLa sonrisa ancha la lluvia en el peloNo importaba nada ibas a encontrarte con élSon cinco minutos la vida es et...

Alife Robert Wyatt

Not nit not nit no notNit nit folly bololeyAlifi my larderAlifi my larderI can't forsake you orForsqueak youAlifi my larderAlifi my larderConfiscate or make youLate you youAlifi my larder Alifi my ...

The Duchess Robert Wyatt

Oh my wife is tall and short,She won't do what she ought.She never lies, but then again,She lies down all day long.OhMy wife is fat and thin,She's generous and mean,She's –––––, andHer secret's saf...

September The Ninth Robert Wyatt

Woman wishing for wings,(Too large a lump to pass for bird),Hopes that by wishing hard enoughShe will cast off the ballast.And the swallowsWill politely accept her waving armsAs wings,And she will ...

Alien Robert Wyatt

I sleep on the wing Above the rainclouds Blown by the wind (no roots on earth) No ground below (no ground below) Just ruins (timeless) Dandelion clocks (drifting) Am I from Venus? (higher, higher) ...

Beware Robert Wyatt

You might have a lot to sayThere might be a price to payJust bewareThey might smile and nod their headswhile they wish that you were deadJust bewareYour friends might not be what they seemTake it f...

Sheeps Bobby Jimmy&The Critters

Verse 2 ~~~~~~~ I used to like girls (He used to like girls) But sheep are much better (But sheep are much better) Girls give me problems (Girls give him problems) But sheeps give me sweaters!

Take Me Home WYATT

I had a dream That I was the man I thought I’d be That there was a place for you and me That it wasn’t all so hard Staring at me Out in the snow at the end of the street And right when my heart would skip