English Girls Lyrics - James Reyne

Rain slickered off the Lillian Way 

Brompton afternoon so cold and grey 

I was singing sky songs when I could 

You thought that I was burning witches 

I was just burning wood 

And it was once upon a wintertime 

Bells were singing the marriage chime 

I fell in love with my English girl. 

Love will soften anything except perhaps your mind 

Its brutal and barbaric and it sneaks up from behind 

And London seasons needs in rightfuls never rang me wrong 

And all I was doing was an awful lot of chewing 

On the carcass of some silly old song 

I sailed the wild blue yonder 

Yes it was alright 

Still I caught the last tube home 

To my English Girl.