I'll tell it as I best know how,
And that's the way it was told to me: I
Must have been a thief or a whore,
Then surely was thrown overboard,
Where, they say,
I came this way from the deep blue sea.
It picked me up and tossed me round.
I lost my shoes and tore my gown,
I forgot my name,
And drowned.
Then woke up with the surf a - pounding;
It seemed I had been run aground.
Well they took me in and shod my feet
And taught me prayers for chastity
And said my name would be Colleen, and
I was blessed among all women,
To have forgotten everything.
And as the weeks and months ensued
I tried to make myself of use.
I tilled and planted, but could not produce -
not root, nor leaf, nor flower, nor bean; Lord!
It seemed I overwatered everything.
And I hate the sight of that empty air,
like stepping for a missing stair
and falling forth forever blindly:
cannot grab hold of anything! No,
Not I, most blessed among Colleens.
I dream some nights of a funny sea,
as soft as a newly born baby.
It cries for me pitifully!
And I dive for my child with a wildness in me,
and am so sweetly there received.
But last night came a different dream;
said "What's cinched 'round your waist, Colleen?
is that my very own baleen?
No! Have you forgotten everything?"
This morning, 'round the cape at dawn,
some travellers sailed into town
with scraps for sale and the saddest songs
and a book of pictures, leather-bound, that
showed a whale with a tusk a meter long.
Well, I asked the man who showed it me,
"What is the name of that strange beast?"
He said its name translated roughly to
He-Who-Easily-Can-Curve-Himself-Against-The-Sky.
And I am without words.
He said, "My lady looks perturbed.
(the light is in your eyes, Colleen.)"
I said, "Whatever can you mean?"
He leaned in and said,
"You ain't forgotten everything."
He said, "My lady is mistaken.
and if I were to try then the wind - I swear -
would rise, to tear you clean from me without a trace."
"Have you come, then, to rescue me?"
He laughed and said, "from what, 'Colleen'?"
You dried and dressed most willingly.
you corseted, and caught the dread disease
by which one comes to know such peace."
Well, it's true that I came to know such things as
and herbs to feed the babes that wean,
and the welting weight for every season;
but still
I don't know any goddamned "Colleen."
Then dive down there with the lights to lead
that seem to shine from everything -
down to the bottom of the deep blue sea;
down where your heart beats so slow,
and you never in your life have felt so free.
Will you come down there with me?
Down were our bodies start to seem like
artifacts of some strange dream,
which afterwards you can't decipher,
and so, soon, have forgotten
Everything.
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:14.70]I'll tell it as I best know how,
[00:17.89]And that's the way it was told to me: I
[00:22.35]Must have been a thief or a whore,
[00:24.82]Then surely was thrown overboard,
[00:28.21]Where, they say,
[00:29.33]I came this way from the deep blue sea.
[00:34.70]It picked me up and tossed me round.
[00:37.87]I lost my shoes and tore my gown,
[00:41.37]I forgot my name,
[00:42.57]And drowned.
[00:44.09]Then woke up with the surf a - pounding;
[00:47.85]It seemed I had been run aground.
[00:53.58]Well they took me in and shod my feet
[00:56.38]And taught me prayers for chastity
[01:00.45]And said my name would be Colleen, and
[01:05.46]I was blessed among all women,
[01:09.47]To have forgotten everything.
[01:22.53]And as the weeks and months ensued
[01:25.92]I tried to make myself of use.
[01:29.27]I tilled and planted, but could not produce -
[01:31.77]not root, nor leaf, nor flower, nor bean; Lord!
[01:35.82]It seemed I overwatered everything.
[01:39.25]And I hate the sight of that empty air,
[01:42.10]like stepping for a missing stair
[01:45.95]and falling forth forever blindly:
[01:50.95]cannot grab hold of anything! No,
[01:54.48]Not I, most blessed among Colleens.
[02:07.91]I dream some nights of a funny sea,
[02:11.33]as soft as a newly born baby.
[02:14.53]It cries for me pitifully!
[02:17.31]And I dive for my child with a wildness in me,
[02:21.91]and am so sweetly there received.
[02:24.73]But last night came a different dream;
[02:31.36]said "What's cinched 'round your waist, Colleen?
[02:36.15]is that my very own baleen?
[02:39.25]No! Have you forgotten everything?"
[02:52.96]This morning, 'round the cape at dawn,
[02:56.28]some travellers sailed into town
[02:59.70]with scraps for sale and the saddest songs
[03:02.40]and a book of pictures, leather-bound, that
[03:05.49]showed a whale with a tusk a meter long.
[03:09.93]Well, I asked the man who showed it me,
[03:12.52]"What is the name of that strange beast?"
[03:16.29]He said its name translated roughly to
[03:21.36]He-Who-Easily-Can-Curve-Himself-Against-The-Sky.
[03:28.88]And I am without words.
[03:30.46]He said, "My lady looks perturbed.
[03:34.53](the light is in your eyes, Colleen.)"
[03:39.08]I said, "Whatever can you mean?"
[03:42.06]He leaned in and said,
[03:43.87]"You ain't forgotten everything."
[04:11.95]He said, "My lady is mistaken.
[04:18.01]and if I were to try then the wind - I swear -
[04:21.01]would rise, to tear you clean from me without a trace."
[04:25.42]"Have you come, then, to rescue me?"
[04:27.98]He laughed and said, "from what, 'Colleen'?"
[04:31.81]You dried and dressed most willingly.
[04:36.79]you corseted, and caught the dread disease
[04:40.60]by which one comes to know such peace."
[04:43.84]Well, it's true that I came to know such things as
[04:50.41]and herbs to feed the babes that wean,
[04:55.57]and the welting weight for every season;
[04:59.03]but still
[04:59.97]I don't know any goddamned "Colleen."
[05:12.14]Then dive down there with the lights to lead
[05:14.68]that seem to shine from everything -
[05:18.90]down to the bottom of the deep blue sea;
[05:23.48]down where your heart beats so slow,
[05:27.85]and you never in your life have felt so free.
[05:30.63]Will you come down there with me?
[05:32.45]Down were our bodies start to seem like
[05:36.77]artifacts of some strange dream,
[05:41.28]which afterwards you can't decipher,
[05:44.29]and so, soon, have forgotten
[05:47.31]Everything.
I'll tell it as I best know how,
And that's the way it was told to me: I
Must have been a thief or a whore,
Then surely was thrown overboard,
Where, they say,
I came this way from the deep blue sea.
It picked me up and tossed me round.
I lost my shoes and tore my gown,
I forgot my name,
And drowned.
Then woke up with the surf a - pounding;
It seemed I had been run aground.
Well they took me in and shod my feet
And taught me prayers for chastity
And said my name would be Colleen, and
I was blessed among all women,
To have forgotten everything.
And as the weeks and months ensued
I tried to make myself of use.
I tilled and planted, but could not produce -
not root, nor leaf, nor flower, nor bean; Lord!
It seemed I overwatered everything.
And I hate the sight of that empty air,
like stepping for a missing stair
and falling forth forever blindly:
cannot grab hold of anything! No,
Not I, most blessed among Colleens.
I dream some nights of a funny sea,
as soft as a newly born baby.
It cries for me pitifully!
And I dive for my child with a wildness in me,
and am so sweetly there received.
But last night came a different dream;
said "What's cinched 'round your waist, Colleen?
is that my very own baleen?
No! Have you forgotten everything?"
This morning, 'round the cape at dawn,
some travellers sailed into town
with scraps for sale and the saddest songs
and a book of pictures, leather-bound, that
showed a whale with a tusk a meter long.
Well, I asked the man who showed it me,
"What is the name of that strange beast?"
He said its name translated roughly to
He-Who-Easily-Can-Curve-Himself-Against-The-Sky.
And I am without words.
He said, "My lady looks perturbed.
(the light is in your eyes, Colleen.)"
I said, "Whatever can you mean?"
He leaned in and said,
"You ain't forgotten everything."
He said, "My lady is mistaken.
and if I were to try then the wind - I swear -
would rise, to tear you clean from me without a trace."
"Have you come, then, to rescue me?"
He laughed and said, "from what, 'Colleen'?"
You dried and dressed most willingly.
you corseted, and caught the dread disease
by which one comes to know such peace."
Well, it's true that I came to know such things as
and herbs to feed the babes that wean,
and the welting weight for every season;
but still
I don't know any goddamned "Colleen."
Then dive down there with the lights to lead
that seem to shine from everything -
down to the bottom of the deep blue sea;
down where your heart beats so slow,
and you never in your life have felt so free.
Will you come down there with me?
Down were our bodies start to seem like
artifacts of some strange dream,
which afterwards you can't decipher,
and so, soon, have forgotten
Everything.
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:14.70]I'll tell it as I best know how,
[00:17.89]And that's the way it was told to me: I
[00:22.35]Must have been a thief or a whore,
[00:24.82]Then surely was thrown overboard,
[00:28.21]Where, they say,
[00:29.33]I came this way from the deep blue sea.
[00:34.70]It picked me up and tossed me round.
[00:37.87]I lost my shoes and tore my gown,
[00:41.37]I forgot my name,
[00:42.57]And drowned.
[00:44.09]Then woke up with the surf a - pounding;
[00:47.85]It seemed I had been run aground.
[00:53.58]Well they took me in and shod my feet
[00:56.38]And taught me prayers for chastity
[01:00.45]And said my name would be Colleen, and
[01:05.46]I was blessed among all women,
[01:09.47]To have forgotten everything.
[01:22.53]And as the weeks and months ensued
[01:25.92]I tried to make myself of use.
[01:29.27]I tilled and planted, but could not produce -
[01:31.77]not root, nor leaf, nor flower, nor bean; Lord!
[01:35.82]It seemed I overwatered everything.
[01:39.25]And I hate the sight of that empty air,
[01:42.10]like stepping for a missing stair
[01:45.95]and falling forth forever blindly:
[01:50.95]cannot grab hold of anything! No,
[01:54.48]Not I, most blessed among Colleens.
[02:07.91]I dream some nights of a funny sea,
[02:11.33]as soft as a newly born baby.
[02:14.53]It cries for me pitifully!
[02:17.31]And I dive for my child with a wildness in me,
[02:21.91]and am so sweetly there received.
[02:24.73]But last night came a different dream;
[02:31.36]said "What's cinched 'round your waist, Colleen?
[02:36.15]is that my very own baleen?
[02:39.25]No! Have you forgotten everything?"
[02:52.96]This morning, 'round the cape at dawn,
[02:56.28]some travellers sailed into town
[02:59.70]with scraps for sale and the saddest songs
[03:02.40]and a book of pictures, leather-bound, that
[03:05.49]showed a whale with a tusk a meter long.
[03:09.93]Well, I asked the man who showed it me,
[03:12.52]"What is the name of that strange beast?"
[03:16.29]He said its name translated roughly to
[03:21.36]He-Who-Easily-Can-Curve-Himself-Against-The-Sky.
[03:28.88]And I am without words.
[03:30.46]He said, "My lady looks perturbed.
[03:34.53](the light is in your eyes, Colleen.)"
[03:39.08]I said, "Whatever can you mean?"
[03:42.06]He leaned in and said,
[03:43.87]"You ain't forgotten everything."
[04:11.95]He said, "My lady is mistaken.
[04:18.01]and if I were to try then the wind - I swear -
[04:21.01]would rise, to tear you clean from me without a trace."
[04:25.42]"Have you come, then, to rescue me?"
[04:27.98]He laughed and said, "from what, 'Colleen'?"
[04:31.81]You dried and dressed most willingly.
[04:36.79]you corseted, and caught the dread disease
[04:40.60]by which one comes to know such peace."
[04:43.84]Well, it's true that I came to know such things as
[04:50.41]and herbs to feed the babes that wean,
[04:55.57]and the welting weight for every season;
[04:59.03]but still
[04:59.97]I don't know any goddamned "Colleen."
[05:12.14]Then dive down there with the lights to lead
[05:14.68]that seem to shine from everything -
[05:18.90]down to the bottom of the deep blue sea;
[05:23.48]down where your heart beats so slow,
[05:27.85]and you never in your life have felt so free.
[05:30.63]Will you come down there with me?
[05:32.45]Down were our bodies start to seem like
[05:36.77]artifacts of some strange dream,
[05:41.28]which afterwards you can't decipher,
[05:44.29]and so, soon, have forgotten
[05:47.31]Everything.
Sending the first scouts over
Back from the place beyond the dawn:
Horse, bear your broken soldier
Eyes frozen wide at what went on
And Time, in our c...
Mercy me, the night is long
Take my pen to write you this song
Lord is it harder to carry on
Or to know when you are done?
All my life I felt as thoug...
And there was a booming above you
That night black airplanes flew over the sea
And they were lowing and shifting like
Beached whales
Shelled snails
As...
Last night, again
You were in my dreams
Several expendable limbs were at stake
All sentiments indian-given
And half-baked
I was brought in on a palanq...
It's the same old lady, putting out the wash,
Standing in the rain, in her mackintosh,
Same old lady standing in the rain
The thought of New York was ...
We should shine a light on
A light on
And the book of right-on's right on
It was right on
We should shine a light on
A light on
And the book of right-...
When you ate
I saw your eyelashes
Saw them shake like wind on rushes
In the cornfield when she called me
Moths surround me
Thought they’d drown me
And...
I'm ashamed of half the things I say.
I'm ashamed to have turned out this way,
and i desire to make amends:
But it don't make no difference now,
and n...
Female Chorus:
It's time to play the music
It's time to light the lights
It's time to meet the Muppets on the Muppet Show tonight.
Male Chorus:
It's...