Loopy Lee
Move along mister tell me what do you see
I see a lively little lady name of Loopy Lee
it was a big bad shock for the wife and me
to hear a whale got her tail in the soupy sea
it sorta puts a damper on the newness of the fall
and I feel a little funny bout the nowness of it all
Well take it easy mister tell me what you gonna do
I might wiggle in my walkman crack another brew
then I'll fire up a hooter scratch an itch & spin a tale
till I giggle like a maniac who's sailin off the rails
there's no point in pretendin that I'm saintly when I'm not
sometimes the sunshine can really hit the spot
Yeah but weren't you & Loopy sorta chummy as they say
You better watch it now bud you're gettin carried away
ol Loopy & me were as thick as thieves
we used to trade a little tickle hidin under the eaves
but now Loop's gone her way & I gone mine
you see the price you gotta pay depends on where you draw the line
You're soundin cynical mister get a hold of yourself
I got the itch for the road I wasn't built for the shelf
if you'd seen what I seen you'd play it like me
thumb a ride around the world seein what there is to see
But aren't you forgettin a little thing or two
now don't get huffy I'm just trackin down the truth
see I read a little formula for findin out the facts
now the past is out of being like a candle out of wax
the future's still unwritten like a song that's not been sung
Yeah that's easy to feel when you've had your fun
but my ears are still ringing from the bells you've rung
you left a little Loopy lingering in everything you've done
© Michael Fleming
Oxford, England
November 1982
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