Alice – Francesco De Gregori

 

Alice is staring at the cats and the cats are staring at the sun

While the world is spinning with no hurry

Irene there on the forth floor is so quiet looking at herself in the mirror and lights one more cigarette

And Lili Marlene as beautiful as ever smiles and does not tell you her age

But Alice doesn’t know all that

Why, I won’t go along with it anymore! The bridegroom shouted and then

Everyone thought behind their hats, the bridegroom has gone crazy or he must be drunk

But the bride is pregnant and he knows it

He will not leave like that

Alice is staring at the cats and the cats are dying in the sun

While the sun comes closer and closer little by little

And Caesar is lost in the rain and for 6 hours he’s waited for his lover, a dancer

And he stays there to get a little more soaked

And the midnight tram is leaving

But Alice doesn’t know all that

Why, I won’t go along with it anymore and you’re the crazy ones!

Everyone thought behind their hats, the bridegroom has gone crazy or he must be drunk

But the bride is pregnant and he knows it

He will not leave like that

Alice is staring at the cats and the cats are spinning in the sun

While the Sun makes love with the Moon

The Arab beggar has something^(*) in his hat

But he is sure it’s a lucky charm

He never begs for bread or alms

And he hasn’t got a place to sleep

But Alice doesn’t know all that

Why, I won’t go along with it anymore! The bridegroom shouted and then

Everyone thought behind their hats, the bridegroom has gone crazy or he must be drunk

But the bride is pregnant and he knows it

He will not leave like that

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^(*) In the original version it was «the Arab beggar has a tumour in his hat» but, due to the TV censorship, De Gregori was forced to change the word ‘tumour’.