Artist: Jethro Tull Album: M.U. - The Best Of Jethro Tull {1976}

Well, the dawn was coming, heard him ringing on my bell
He said, "My name's the Teacher - or that is what I call myself
And I have a lesson that I must impart to you
It�s an old expression, but I must insist it�s true
Jump up, look around, find yourself some fun
No sense in sitting there hating everyone
No man�s an island and his castle isn�t home
The nest is for nothing when the bird has flown."

So, I took a journey, threw my world into the sea
With me went the Teacher who found fun instead of me
Hey man, what�s the plan, what was that you said
Sun-tanned, drink in hand, lying there in bed
I try to socialize but I can�t seem to find
What I was looking for, got something on my mind

Then the Teacher told me it had been a lot of fun
Thanked me for his ticket and all that I had done
Hey man, what�s the plan, what was that you said
Sun-tanned, drink in hand, lying there in bed
I try to socialize but I can't seem to find
What I was looking for, got something on my mind

Sitting on a park bench, eyeing little girls with bad intent
Snot running down his nose, greasy fingers smearing shabby clothes - hey, Aqualung
Drying in the cold sun, watching as the frilly panties run - hey, Aqualung
Feeling like a dead duck, spitting out pieces of his broken luck - oh, Aqualung

Sun streaking cold, an old man wandering lonely
Taking time the only way he knows
Leg hurting bad as he bends to pick a dog-end
He goes down to the bog and warms his feet
Feeling alone, the army's up the road
Salvation � la mode and a cup of tea
Aqualung, my friend, don't start away uneasy
You poor old sod, you see, it's only me

Do you still remember December's foggy freeze
When the ice that clings on to your beard was screaming agony, hey
And you snatch your rattling last breaths with deep-sea-diver sounds
And the flowers bloom like madness in the spring

Sun streaking cold, an old man wandering lonely
Taking time the only way he knows
Leg hurting bad as he bends to pick a dog-end
He goes down to the bog and warms his feet, whoa-o-o
Feeling alone, the army's up the road
Salvation � la mode and a cup of tea
Aqualung, my friend, don't start away uneasy
You poor old sod, you see, it's only me, me, whoa-o-o

Aqualung, my friend, don't start away uneasy
You poor old sod, you see, it's only me, yeah

Sitting on a park bench, eyeing little girls with bad intent
Snot running down his nose, greasy fingers smearing shabby clothes - hey, Aqualung
Drying in the cold sun, watching as the frilly panties run - hey, Aqualung
Feeling like a dead duck, spitting out pieces of his broken luck - hey, Aqualung

Whoa-o-o, Aqualung
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Thick As A Brick  Edit #1

Really don't mind if you sit this one out
My words but a whisper, your deafness a shout
I may make you feel but I can't make you think
Your sperm's in the gutter, your love's in the sink
So, you ride yourselves over the fields
And you make all your animal deals
And your wise men don't know how it feels
To be thick as a brick

And the sand-castle virtues are all swept away
In the tidal destruction, the moral melee
The elastic retreat rings the close of play
As the last wave uncovers the newfangled way
But your new shoes are worn at the heels
And your suntan does rapidly peel
And your wise men don't know how it feels
To be thick as a brick

And the love that I feel is so far away
I'm a bad dream that I just had today
And you shake your head and said it's a shame

Spin me back down the years and the days of my youth
Draw the lace and black curtains and shut out the whole truth
Spin me down the long ages, let them sing the song
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Bungle In The Jungle

Walking through forests of palm tree apartments
Scoff at the monkeys who live in their dark tents
Down by the waterhole, drunk every Friday
Eating their nuts, saving their raisins for Sunday
Lions and tigers who wait in the shadows
They're fast but they're lazy and sleep in green meadows

Well, let's bungle in the jungle
Well, that's all right by me, yes
Well, I'm a tiger when I want love
But I'm a snake if we disagree

Just say a word and the boys will be right there
With claws at your back to send a chill through the night air
Is it so frightening to have me at your shoulder
Thunder and lightning couldn't be bolder
I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner."
This game that we animals play is a winner

Well, let's bungle in the jungle
Well, that's all right by me, yes
I'm a tiger when I want love
I'm a snake if we disagree, yes

The rivers are full of crocodile nasties
And He who made kittens put snakes in the grass
He's a lover of life, but a player of pawns, yes
The King on His sunset lies waiting for dawn
To light up His jungle as play is resumed
The monkeys seem willing to strike up the tune

Well, let's bungle in the jungle
Well, that's all right by me, yes
Well, I'm a tiger when I want love
But I'm a snake when we disagree, yes
Let's bungle in the jungle
Well, that's all right by me, yes
Well, I'm a tiger when I want love
And I'm a snake when we disagree, yeah
Well, let's bungle in the jungle
Well, that's all right by me, yes
Well, I'm a tiger when I want love
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Locomotive Breath

In the shuffling madness of the locomotive breath
Runs the all-time loser, headlong to his death, oh
He feels the piston scraping, steam breaking on his brow
Old Charlie stole the handle and the train, it won't stop going
No way to slow down, oh

He sees his children jumping off at stations one by one
His woman and his best friend, in bed and having fun, oh
He's crawling down the corridor on his hands and knees
Old Charlie stole the handle and the train, it won't stop going
No way to slow down, yeah

He hears the silence howling, catches angels as they fall
And the all-time winner has got him by the balls, oh
He picks up Gideon's Bible, open at page one
I think that God, He stole the handle and the train, it won't stop going
No way to slow down, no way to slow down, no way to slow down, no way to slow down
No way to slow down, no way to slow down, no way to slow down
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Fat Man

Don't want to be a fat man
People would think that I was just good fun, yeah
Would rather be a thin man
I am so glad to go on being one, yeah
Too much to carry around with you
No chance of finding a woman who
Will love you in the morning and all the night time too, woo

Don't want to be a fat man
Have not the patience to ignore all that, yeah
Hate to admit to myself
Half of my problems came from being fat
Won't waste my time feeling sorry for him
I see the other side through being thin
Roll us both down a mountain and I'm sure the fat man'd win, woo
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Living In The Past

Happy and I'm smiling, walk a mile to drink your water
You know I'd love to love you and above you there's no other
We'll go walking out while others shout of war's disaster
Oh, we won't give in, let's go living in the past

Once I used to join in, every boy and girl was my friend
Now there's revolution but they don't know what they're fighting
Let us close our eyes, outside their lives go on much faster
Oh, we won't give in, we'll keep living in the past

Oh, we won't give in, let's go living in the past
Oh, no, no, we won't give in, let's go living in the past
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A Passion Play  Edit #8

Colors I've none, dark or light - red, white or blue
Cold is my touch freezing
Summoned by name, I am the overseer over you - overseer
Given this command to watch over our miserable sphere
Fallen from grace, called on
To bring sun or rain, occasional corn from my oversight grew - overseer
Fell with mine angels from a far better place
Offering service for the saving of face
Now you're here, you may as well admire
All whom living has retired from the benign reconciliation

Legends were born surrounding mysterious lights seen in the sky flashing
I just lit a fag and then took my leave in the blink of an eye - overseer
Overseer
Overseer

Passionate Play, join round the maypole in dance, primitive rite, wrongly
Summoned by name I am the overseer over you - overseer
Overseer
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Skating Away (On The Thin Ice Of The New Day)

Meanwhile back in the year one
When you belonged to no one
You didn't stand a chance, son
If your pants were undone
Cos you were bred for humanity
And sold to society
One day you'll wake up in the present day
A million generations removed from expectations
Of being who you really want to be

Skating away, skating away
Skating away on the thin ice of the new day

So, as you push off from the shore
Won't you turn your head once more
And make your peace with everyone
For those who choose to stay
Will live just one more day
To do the things they should have done
And as you cross the wilderness, spinning in your emptiness
You feel you have to pray
Looking for a sign that the Universal Mind
Has written you into the Passion Play

Skating away, skating away
Skating away on the thin ice of the new day

And as you cross the circle line
Well, the ice-wall creaks behind
You're a rabbit on the run
And the silver splinters fly
In the corner of your eye
Shining in the setting sun
Well, do you ever get the feeling that the story's too damn real
And in the present tense
Or that everybody's on the stage and it seems like you're the only
Person sitting in the audience

Skating away, skating away
Skating away on the thin ice of the new day
Skating away, skating away, skating away
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Rainbow Blues

Through northern lights on back streets
I told the coachman, "Just drive me on
It�s the same old destination
But a different world to sing upon."
So, he threw back his head and he counted
I jumped out about five to nine
And I waved at the stage door-keeper
Said, "Mister, get me to the stage on time."

Oh, but the rain wasn�t made of water
And the snow didn�t have a place in the sun
So, I slipped behind a rainbow
And waited till the show had done, yes

I packed my ammunition
Inside the crowd was shouting, "Encore."
But I had a most funny feeling
It wasn�t me they were shouting for
So when a tall dark lady smiled at me
I said, "Oh, baby let us go for a ride."
And we came upon two drinks or four
And popped them oh-so neatly inside

Oh, and the rain wasn�t made of water
And the snow didn�t have a place in the sun
So we slipped behind a rainbow
And lay there until we had done, yes, oh

Let me pack you deep in my suitcase
Oh, there�s sure to be room for two
Or you can drive me to the airplane
But don�t let me catch those rainbow blues

Oh, and the rain wasn�t made of water
And the snow didn�t have a place in the sun
So we slipped behind a rainbow
And lay there until we had done
Oh, and the rain wasn�t made of water
And the snow didn�t have a place in the sun
So we slipped behind a rainbow
And lay there until we had done, whoa
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Nothing Is Easy

Nothing is easy, though time gets you worrying, my friend, it's okay
Just take your life easy and stop all that hurrying, be happy my way
When tension starts mounting and you've lost count of the pennies you've missed
Just try hard and see why they're not worrying me, they're last on my list
Nothing's easy

Nothing is easy, you'll find that the squeeze won't turn out so bad
Your fingers may freeze, worse things happen at sea, there's good times to be had
So, if you're alone and you're down to the bone just give us a play
You'll smile in a while and discover that I'll get you happy my way
Nothing's easy
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