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Budapest

Album: Ian Anderson Plays The Orchestral Jethro Durasi: 14:04

I think she was a middle distance runner

The translation wasn't clear

Could be a budding stately hero

International competition in a year

She was a good enough reason for a party

Well you couldn't keep up on a hard track mile

While she ran a perfect circle

And she wore a perfect smile

In Budapest

Hot night in Budapest

We had a car show up in the old gymnasium

Dusting off the mandolins and checking on the gear

Well she was helping out at the backstage

Stopping hearts and shedding hair

Yes and her legs went on forever

Like staring off in infinity

Through a wisp of cotton panty

Along a skin of satin sea

In Budapest

You could cut the heat

Peel it back with the wrong side of a knife

Feel it blowing from the side pills

Feel like you were playing for your life

If not the money

Hey hey hey

Hot night in Budapest

She bent down to load the icebox

And she stuffed some more warm white wine in

Like some weird unearthly vision

Wearing only T-shirt, pants and skin

You know we rippled just a hint of muscle

But the boys and me were heading west

So we left her till the late late crease

And a hot night in Budapest

Woah oh oh

It was a hot night in Budapest

I thought I saw her at the late night restaurant

She would have sent blue shivers down the wall

Yeah, but she didn't grace our table

In fact, she wasn't there at all

Yes, her legs went on forever

Like staring up in infinity

Her heart was spinning to the westlands

But she didn't care to be

That night in Budapest

Was a hot night in Budapest

A hot night in Budapest

Hot night, mmm, in Budapest

Hot night in Budapest

Hot night in Budapest

It was a hot night in Budapest

Hot night in Budapest

Yeah, but she didn't grace our table

In fact, she wasn't there at all

It was a, a hot night in Budapest

Hot night in Budapest

Hot night in Budapest

Hot night in Budapest

It was a hot night in Budapest

Hot night in Budapest

Thank you

Thanks very much, you've been very kind

Good to see you

A big good night from James Duncan on the drums

And David Goodyear on the bass

Florian Apalle on lead guitar and acoustic guitar

And conducting the orchestra and playing

Keyboards and accordion, John O'Hara

And of course, the boys and girls of the Frankfurt Neue Philharmonie

Led, led by Sterling Chucky

Ralph is the leader of the orchestra

And thanks, a big good night to all of you

Thank you