Farewell Angelina

Farewell angelina

the bells of the crown

are being stolen by bandits

i must follow the sound

the triangle tingles

and the trumpets play slow

farewell angelina

the sky is on fire

and i must go

there's no need for anger

there's no need for blame

there's nothing to prove

ev'rything's still the same

just a table standing empty

by the edge of the sea

farewell angelina

the sky is trembling

and i must leave

the jacks and the queens

have forsaked the courtyard

fifty-two gypsies

now file past the guards

in the space where the deuce

and the ace once ran wild

farewell angelina

the sky is folding

i'll see you in a while

see the cross-eyed pirates sitting

perched in the sun

shooting tin cans

with a sawed-off shotgun

and the neighbors they clap

and they cheer with each blast

farewell angelina

the sky's changing color

and i must leave fast

king kong, little elves

on the rooftops they dance

valentino-type tangos

while the make-up man's hands

shut the eyes of the dead

not to embarrass anyone

farewell angelina

the sky is embarassed

and i must be gone

the machine guns are roaring

the puppets heave rocks

the fiends nail time bombs

to the hands of the clocks

call me any name you like

i will never deny it

farewell angelina

i must go where it's quiet