Music World
 
Find Artists:
 
 
 
Russian versionSwitch to Russian 
Kevin Ayers
Kevin Ayers


Background information
Born August 16, 1944
Origin Kent, England
Genre(s) Experimental
Pop
Years active 1960—present
Label(s) Island Records
Website Website



Music World  →  Lyrics  →  K  →  Kevin Ayers  →  Lyrics  →  Ballad of a Salesman Who Sold Himself

Kevin Ayers Lyrics

"Ballad of a Salesman Who Sold Himself" lyrics


There was moonlight and laughter
That danced on the sands
And bloodstained pianos
Are played without hands

Such a promising music
Sweet whispers and dreams
From a travelling window,
The salesman who screamed.

Moonlight, Saturday night
It's now or never
Oh play Stormy Weather,
for me, for me.

I lived in the flower shop
Called "Love is So Sweet!"
And I get all my kicks
From the customers' feet.

Well, I'm just a stranger,
None stranger than I.
My head in the quicksand
My feet in the sky.

I was carefully crazy
When playing the game.
'Cause business is business
And I'm not to blame.

Climb on my back
It's a wet afternoon ;
A bottle of booze,
A bit of a tune to sing;
Goodbye, everything;
Goodbye, everything....

blog comments powered by Disqus




© 2011 Music World. All rights reserved.