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Rules Of The Game Of Quoits
Rules Of The Game Of QuoitsThe girl in the rubber shoesHas run away from homeTo the gymnasiumThe sun in the blinds is blue& the girl moves through the roomLike an aquariumRules of the game of quoitsUse the dimmest light or the brightest lightWhen the hoops start melting & the sticks catch fireRules of the game of quoitsOn the softest matting or the hardest floorWhen the hoops start melting & the sticks catch fireTunics may be worn or torn away& the rules of the game may be ignoredThe boy with the ruddy faceHas left his place of workFor the gymnasiumHe enters like a tentWhere the girl has left her scentLike a geraniumRules of the game of quoitsSongtexteUse the softest matting or the hardest floorWhen the hoops start melting & the sticks catch fireRules of the game of quoitsIf your posture's right you can thrust the quoitWhen the hoops start melting & the sticks catch fireTunics may be worn or torn away& the rules of the game may be ignoredThe girl in the rubber shoesPins the ruddy-faced boy to the floorOf the gymnasiumShe's crawling on the spotShe's the ink-rubber, he's the blot& she erases himRules of the game of quoitsIn the dimmest light or the brightest lightWhen the hoops start melting & the sticks catch fireRules of the game of quoitsBend your knees & swing through ninety degreesWhen the hoops start melting and the sticks catch fireTunics may be worn or torn away& the rules of the game may be ignoredFor love will endure or not endureRegardless of where we are Aus Songtexte Mania