Angel Delight Lyrics - History Of Fairport Convention - Fairport Convention

John the Wood went out one day 

To view the scene from a different angle 

He stood and watched a child at play 

A-tinkling on an old triangle 

Dave the Drum who was passing by 

Bought the toy with a coin he'd picked up 

You should have seen the gleam in his eye 

As he saw a ?tune he's gleaned up? shined up 

La la la la la la la la la la la la la 

La la la la la la la la la la la la la 

Out in the rain if you want a cup of tea 

Dodge the puddles in the yard 

The lord of the land's coming round to complain 

It's hard 

The peacock flew to a very high tree 

He didn't like grass or concrete fairies 

Put me where the action is 

I'd rather be with the next-door hairies 

Simon spied the bathroom door 

In his hand's a herb shampoo 

Waiting for the waters raw 

So little time, so much to do 

La la la la la la la la la la la la la 

La la la la la la la la la la la la la 

Stand in a line, take a book along 

There's time for a game of cards 

Now it's your turn and the water's all gone 

It's cold 

The next to appear was the . . . 

He needs a rest or at least he says so 

You probably think that he's flipped his lid 

'cause he wears high heels and a snow-white trousseau 

Five foot three yet he stands so tall 

And on the ground his feet are never 

Friends may come and friends may go 

But the fiddle bill goes on for ever 

La la la la la la la la la la la la la 

La la la la la la la la la la la la la 

The music room would make you grin 

It's cold as a freezing pit 

There's a hole in the wall where a lorry came in 

Let's split 

I quite like a breast of chicken 

And I'm crazy about aspic and roast quails 

But the sight to make my pulse rate quicken 

Is a dozen nice fat snails 

On the other hand, there's Pegg on the bass 

Whose tastes in food are very much wider 

You'll see a smile light up his face 

At a couple of kippers and a glass of cider 

La la la la la la la la la la la la la 

La la la la la la la la la la la la la 

Stand on a chair if you want to watch the box 

The fleas can jump a mile 

Peer through the haze watching Top Of The Pops 

And smile 

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