Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Syd Barrett
Canonical path: /syd-barrett/the-gnome
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Gnome
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The Gnome
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I want to tell you a story
'bout a little man
If I can.
A gnome named Grimble Grumble.
And little gnomes stay in their homes.
Eating, sleeping, drinking their wine.
He wore a scarlet tunic,
A blue green hood,
It looked quite good.
He had a big adventure
Amidst the grass
Fresh air at last.
Wining, dining, biding his time.
And then one day - hooray!
Another way for gnomes to say
Whoooooooooooooooooooooam I?
Look at the sky, look at the river
Isn't it good?
Look at the sky, look at the river
Isn't it good?
Winding, finding places to go.
And then one day - hooray!
Another way for gnomes to say
Whoooooooooooooam I ?
Whoooooooooooooooooooooam I
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Syd Barrett performs "The Gnome", and this lyric page sits inside the Syd Barrett catalog on LyroVerse.
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