Marianne Faithfull - Bilbao Song Lyrics
Bills beer hall in bilbao, bilbao, bilbao,Was the most fantastic place Ive ever known.For just a dollar youd get all you wanted,All you wanted, all you wantedOf whatever kind of joy you called your own.But if you had been around to see the funWell I dont know you might not like what youdve seen;The stools at the bar were damp with rye,On the dancefloor the grass grew high,Through the roof the moon was shining greenAnd the music really gave you some return on what you paid.Hey joe, play that old song they always played.That ol bilbaoDown where we used to goWho remembers the words ...Its so long ago.I dont know if it would have brought you joy or grief butIt was fantasticIt was fantasticIt was fantasticBeyond belief.Bills beer hall in bilbao, bilbao, bilbao,Came a day the end of may in 1908Four guys from bristol came with sacks of coal dust,Sacks of coal dust, sacks of coal dustAnd the time they showed us all was really great.But if you had been around to see the fun,Well I dont know you might not like what youdve seen;The brandy bottles smashing through the airAnd the chairs flying everywhere,Through the roof the moons still shining greenAnd those fog eyes all going crazy with their pistols blazing high,Think you can stop em ? go ahead and try!That ol bilbaoDown where we used to goDa da da da da da...Who remembers the words ?That ol bilbaoCasting its golden glow,That ol bilbaoLove never laid me lowThat ol bilbaoWhy does it haunt me so ?I dont know if it would have brought you joy or grief butIt was fantasticIt was fantasticIt was fantasticBeyond belief.Bills beer hall in bilbao, bilbao, bilbao,Now theyve cleaned it up and made it middle classWith potted palms and aspreeVery bourgeois, very bourgeoisJust another place to put your ass,But if you could come around to see the funWell, I dont know, you might not find it such a strain,Ha, theyve cleaned up all the booze and broken glass,On parquet floors you cant grow grass,Theyve shut the green moon out because of rainAnd the music makes you cringe now when you think of what you paid.Hey joe, play that ol song they always played;That ol bilbaoDown where we used to goThat ol bilbaoCasting its golden glowThat ol bilbao moonLove never laid me lowThat ol bilbaoWhy does it haunt me so ?I dont know if it would have brought you joy or grief butIt was fantasticIt was fantasticIt was fantasticBeyond belief.So long ago.
