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Artist: Elbow
Canonical path: /elbow/bitten-by-the-tailfly
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Bitten By The Tailfly
Read Bitten By The Tailfly lyrics by Elbow on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Bitten By The Tailfly
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You're a girl in this vicinity
I'm a dog without a collar on
This cattle-market cabaret
Is the Sabbath every Saturday
I'm full of wit and chivalry
Until you've given in to me
I'm a dog without a collar on
You're a girl in this vicinity
Bitten by the tail-fly
Too many times to change
It's a silent taxi ride away
But it's everything to get you there
You'll know when you are bitten-shy
But still you will return my stare
From a crush of blushing brides-to-be
You barely have a blossom on
Your eyes betray your diaries
I'm a dog without a collar on
I'll take you home
Get you on your own
Sweetness, don't be bashful
Your eyes betray your diaries
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Elbow performs "Bitten By The Tailfly", and this lyric page sits inside the Elbow catalog on LyroVerse.
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