Slapp Happy - Drum Lyrics
Get in line, keep in time with the DrumAnd don't forget you're nothing yet but water.Are you coming to or coming fromThe understanding that I'm handing it to you?Or is that a job you don't dare do?Hey, my pretty flower, there's a letter for you(you'll find it on the shelf)Though it was posted in CalcuttaI know it's just another that you've written to yourself.We watched a distant drummer flashingOn the beat in all his parrot fashions.Get in line keep in time with the DrumDon't move your feet until the next beat comes -One of the laws says pause betweenThough I would hate to make the game seem meanHey my pretty flower can you guess where I've been?Can you guess at all?Well I've been to your rooms and learnedYou have all the mirrors turned against the wall.I've watched a different drummer flashingOn the beat in all his Parrot Fashions.Listen now to the sound of the Drum -And don't forget we're nothing yet but water.It won't be pleasant when the present time is doneTesting nightly 'neath a sprightly summer moonYour spirit like a jelly in a spoon.Hey ma jolie fleur there's a cat in the roomAnd it's not the type you're used toThough I think I led it to the sinkAnd tried to make it drinkIt refused to.
