Tulip Lyrics - Kevin Coyne

Aged Casanova speaking to the tie-dye 

Slightly fat and nineteen year old who's lived a little lie 

Down in the darkness where the little glow stares 

I can spot the average ones 

I can tell by the hair 

But you, you shouldn't be here way down on your knees 

You don't need the this and that and this and that andthis and that 

You don't need this 

Chorus: Hey Tulip (x2), you're the strong one 

Hey Tulip (x2), yours is the long one. 

Hey hey hey this must be your day 

Somebody knows your face 

They remember from '62 

When you wore your shoes blue 

And you had the kind of hairdo they'd never admire 

You purchased a house and a horse 

But you're getting much thinner 

Who's watching the children at home? 

Who's making your dinner? 

Chorus 

Shake it just one time for him 

You remember your auntie Margaret 

And your cousin Jim 

They've been searching for you 

But you're still down here 

Just one more small scotch, one more beer 

Leave, leave, go home 

To Bradford, Newcastle, somewhere 

Go back up North, go away 

They don't want you here (x2) 

Chorus