Laurie Anderson

Beautiful Pea Green Boat
I'm lying in the shade of my family treeI'm a branch that broke offWhat will become of me?Dear Mom, I'm lying here in this queen-sized bedI'm thinking back to all the stories you read to me'Bout those little animals who went to sea in their beautiful pea-green boatBut I can't remember nowWhat happened then?Dear MomHow does it end?The owl and the pussycat went to seaIn a beautiful pea green boatThey took some honey and lots of moneyWrapped in a five pound noteThe owl looked up to the stars aboveAnd sang to a small guitarO lovely pussy! Pussy my loveWhat a wonderful pussy you are (you are, you are)Let us be marriedToo long we've tarriedButWhat shall we do for a ring? (a ring)A ring (a ring)SongtexteWhat shall we do for a ring?They sailed away for a year and a dayTo the land where the Bong-tree growsAnd there in a wood a Piggy-wig stoodA ring at the end of his nose (his nose, his nose)A ring at the end of his noseAnd hand in hand at the edge of the sandThey danced by the light of theBy the light of theBy the light of the moonAnd hand in hand at the edge of the sandThey danced by the light of theBy the light of theBy the light of the moonThe moonThe moon Aus Songtexte Mania