Lyrics:

Lyrics Alan Duffy / Music Steven Wilson



the Butterfly Sailed On The Breeze

past A Field Of Barbed Wire Trees

where Golden Dragons Chased Around

pampered Poppies On The Ground

two Silver Trout Sat Way On High

and Watched A Royal Samurai

plant Two Black Orchids In A Box

and Strap It To A Laughing Fox

a Minstrel Bought A Crooked Spoon

he Gave It To A Blue Baboon

who Filled It Full Of Virgin Snow

and Watched It In The Afterglow



fat Toad Stood In His Ballet Shoes

teaching Sixteen Kangaroos

how To Skip Across A Lake

they Found It Hard To Stay Awake

a Pharaoh Played A Merry Tune

and Watched Nine Cats Dance On The Moon

i Didn't Know What All This Meant

i Didn't Know Why I'd Been Sent.



the Insignificance Version Of Nine Cats Has The Following Additional Verse At The End



i Threw 5 Clocks Down On My Bed

the Chimes Danced Out On Golden Threads

and Turned To Footprints On My Wall

sequined Tears Began To Fall