Yellow Angel

In bars and in restaurants

In the cheapest Paris fairground

Each night he is found

With fury and handwringing

Each night he’s singing

Until he’s laughed out of town

Jazz band goes jingle jangle

Vicious monkeys scramble

To show their crippled teeth all worn down

He’s drunk and he’s obnoxious

And then he’s feeling nauseous

He spreads his faded blooms upon the ground

He’s drunk on his nirvana

Asleep at the piano

In this crazy celebration drowns

Jazz band goes jingle jangle

Vicious monkeys gamble

Shouting Merry Christmas and come on

The musicians they are leaving

Here comes the end of evening

But he can’t even raise his head to frown

And from the green fir branches

A yellow angel drops down

And says poor maestro you’ve lost your crown

They say you sang the tango

In the brothels dens and night streets

You’re a sad and tired clown

And up in the high heavens

God extinguishes the candles

And the yellow angel drowns