Serpentine Song
Written in Hyde Park on the occasion of Ms Fishuncle’s birthday, and originally released on ‘Four Songs’ before resurfacing on =shinyshiny= and finally =shiny/atom.
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You and me and a bottle of wine
A summer’s evening by the serpentine
Lying still while the world goes by
Around and around and around
You and me and a bottle of wine
A recipe for a beautiful time
And all the people in their feathers fine
Strut around and around and around
Walked out on one too many rainy days
Spent too many summer days in the shade
Well you do what you have to that’s how life is made
But love can happen best of all on ssunny days
So whaddya say
You and me and a bottle of wine
I’ll cook up a plausible alibi
You sing to the fishes and I’ll sing to the sky
As it goes around and around and around
It seems funny but the sun don’t care
What those people get up to down there
He don’t know if you’re happy he don’t care what’s on your mind
So let the blues belong to the sky
And let’s fly
You and me and a bottle of wine
If you’re late I’ll find a tree to climb
I can’t wait because I got you on my mind
You go around and around and around
You and me and a bottle of wine
Sides hurt from laughing and I feel so fine
Take my hand and we’ll dance as the world
Spins around and around and around
And the people look funny as they rush run hurry
I wonder if none of them know
That they could pick a location by the lake
To take a break and bring a friend to share a bottle that goes down slow
You and me and a bottle of wine
A summer’s evening by the serpentine
Lying still while the world goes by
Around and around and around
You and me and a bottle of wine
A recipe for a beautiful time
Lying still while the world goes by
Around and around and around
Around and around and around
And around and around and around and around and around
