Lemon Boy

There once was a bittersweet man and they called him lemon boy

He was growing in my garden and I pulled him out by his hair like a weed

And like weeds do he only came and grew back again

So, I figured this time I might as well let him be

Lemon boy and me started to get along together

I’d help him plant his seeds and we mowed the lawn in bad weather

It’s actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him

So, I got myself a citrus friend

But soon his bittersweet started to rub off on me

You’d think smelling like lemon zest would be pretty neat

I found out that my friends are more of the savoury type

And they weren’t too keen on compromising with a nice lemon pie

So lemon boy and me, we just gotta get along together

I’ll help him plant his seeds and we'll mow the lawn in bad weather

It’s actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him

So, I got myself a citrus friend

But what if I run out of fertiliser

What if the clouds run out of rain

What if lemon boy won’t grow no longer

What if the beaches dry of sugarcane

Oh well

The whales start to beach themselves

The tortoise shells tear away from their spines

It happens all the time, it happens all the time

Lemon boy and I, we’re gonna live forever

Like snufkin and little my, we’ll get around wherever

Lemon boy and I, we’re gonna live forever

Like snufkin and little my, we’ll get around wherever

It’s actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him

'Cause we're the bitterest boys in town

Yeah, we’re the bitterest guys around

And I got myself a citrus friend