Dreaming With Alice

Did you pass the glass mountain

Where Salome opened her dress?

Did you see the dolphin's feathered fountain

Oh, the king made a bloody mess

Under Sheba's fading yellow eyes

The minstrel's magic failed

And the marble Egyptian fire-flies

Pulled down their quited veils

But the minstrel's mirror now turns to sand

And Sheba's eyes to glass

Salome falls and wets her hair

In your dreams did you ever pass?

Did you ever stumble on Satan's smile

Or a catholic saint's confession?

And life is like walking on an endless mile

Each step another lesson

Cleopatra was eating Christmas cake

And playing on her Inca flute

When I whispered: Cleo, I'm home from the wake

She said: Just call me Pyramid prostitute

And all my colored water birds

Are talking of flying east

But the operator says is quite absurd

That I should think of cutting my wrist

Oh, bring me and albino albatross

So my Indian beads don't fall

Yes, I've got wealth and coins to toss

But my greatness makes me feel small

Now Salome dances on the granite font

And the king he turns to red

Salome, you can have anything you want!

Off with Baptist's head

And I'm with Alice in Wonderland

Skipping through the rain

Flowered marbles in our hand

As we roll on down the lane

As we laugh on down the lane

As we laugh on down the lane