King Crimson Lyrics

Album: Lizard

HAPPY FAMILY Lyrics

Happy family, one hand clap, four went by and

 none come back.

Brother Judas, ash and sack, swallowed aphrodisiac.

Rufus, Silas, Jonah too sang, "We'll blow our own 

 canoes,"

Poked a finger in the zoo, punctured all the ballyhoo

Whipped the world and beat the clock, wound up

 with their share of stock.

Silver Rolls from golden rock, shaken by a knock,

 knock, knock.

Happy family, wave that grin, what goes round

 must surely spin;

Cheesecake, mousetrap, Grip-Pipe-Thynne cried out,

 "We're not Rin Tin Tin."

Uncle Rufus grew his nose, threw away his circus

 clothes

Cousin Silas grew a beard, drew another flask of

 weird

Nasty Jonah grew a wife, Judas drew his pruning

 knife.

Happy family one hand clap, four went on but none

 came back

Happy family, pale applause, each to his revolving

 doors.

Silas searching, Rufus neat, Jonah caustic, Jude

 so sweet.

Let their sergeant mirror spin if we lose the barbers

 win;

Happy family one hand clap, four went on but none

 came back