Nine Days' Wonder

[Verse 1a] Once upon a time I could’ve been a poet But I was born into this sadly darkened age Or else I might’ve written novels for a living Painting pictures for the printed page [Verse 1b] I have always had a nose for the money And I know just where to look for the meat I’ve a voice that drips with purity and honey Dark and sweet [Chorus 1] So I would dance from here to Norwich in the rain As long as crowds came out to see me in my triumph and my pain I’d sing for pennies as we sped across East Anglia If you’d all love me Again [Verse 2a] As the poets had their time, as did the painters The composers and the silent movie stars In turn the spotlight flickered over them a moment Before it came to rest on us and our guitars [Verse 2b] Although I couldn’t ever claim to be saintly I have kept my indiscretions fairly neat I have paid some taxes and I’m still pretty dainty On my feet [Chorus 2] So I would dance from here to Norwich in the rain As long as scribes were there to chronicle my triumph and my pain I’d sing the words you all grew up with outside Ipswich If you’d all love me Again [Middle] The men in the white coats were engineers The fourth part of the day has been and gone I want it more than ever it appears... But still soldier on [Chorus 3] So I would dance from here to Norwich in the rain We shall defy the laws of gravity and dignity and shame If you will hold my coat I’ll go and drain the fens If you’ll all love me again If you’ll all love me once again