Farewell, Angelina - Joan Baez
Farewell, Angelina, the bells of the crown Are being stolen by bandits, I must follow the sound The triangle tingles and the trumpets play slow Farewell, Angelina, the sky is on fire and I must go There's no need for anger, there's no need for blame There's nothing to prove, everything's still the same Just a table standing empty by the edge of the sea Means farewell, Angelina, the sky is trembling and I must leave The jacks and queens have forsaked the courtyard Fifty-two gypsies, now file past the guards In the space where the deuce and the ace once ran wild Farewell, Angelina, the sky is changing color, I'll see you in a while See the cross-eyed pirates sitting perched in the sun Shooting tin cans with a sawed-off shotgun And the neighbors they clap and they cheer with each blast But farewell, Angelina, the sky's changing color and I must leave fast King Kong, little elves on the rooftops they dance Valentino-type tangos while the make-up man's hands Shut the eyes of the dead not to embarrass anyone But farewell, Angelina, the sky is embarrassed and I must be gone The machine guns are roaring, the puppets heave rocks The fiends nail time bombs to the hands of the clocks Call me any name you like, I will never deny it But farewell, Angelina, the sky is erupting, I must go where it's quiet
Artist: Joan Baez
Title: Farewell, Angelina