Mr. Crescent
Elvis Costello & the Imposters
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Mr. Crescent Heard the song of both the lark and the linnet Played them both upon a parlor spinet One with only nine strings in it Clinging to the sounding board For that was all he could afford Mr. Crescent made a wager on a landing stage If my ship comes in and the starboard light is blue, not green And the port light should be yellow, not red You'll say the hold is full of false promises When I know it's gold instead Sister Honey, said to Mr. Crescent "Haven't you prayed away your doubt or isn't there Anything more that I can bless?" As she buttoned her blue boot in a state of bliss Stared at the ceiling above their bed Thought of something her mother had said Crescent is like a man I knew Left me standing there with nothing but you Don't be fooled now by his bill and coo You'll be abandoned too, he'll leave you with an I.O.u . Mr. Crescent sleeps quite late, then rises Tries to stay out of the local assizes Not one bird sings now he recognizes He said, "I'm so long from the land that I came from I wonder where my Honey has gone I wonder where my Honey has gone"
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Written by: Elvis Costello
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