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Sunshine came softly a-through my a-window today
Could've tripped out easy a-but I've a-changed my way
It'll take time, I know it, but in a while
You're gonna be mine, I know it, we'll do it in style

'Cause I made my mind up you're going to be mine
I tell you right now
Any trick in the book a-now, baby, a-that I can find

Everybody's hustlin' a-just to have a little scene
When I say we'll be cool I think that you know what I mean
We stood on a beach at sunset, do you remember when?
I know a beach where, baby, a-it never ends

When you've made your mind up forever to be mine
I'll pick up your hand and slowly blow your little mind
'Cause I made my mind up you're going to be mine
I tell you right now
Any trick in the book a-now, baby, a-that I can find

Superman and Green Lantern ain't got a-nothin' on me
I can make like a turtle and dive for your pearls in the sea, yeah
A-you you you can just sit there a-thinking on your velvet throne
'Bout all the rainbows a-you can a-have for your own

When you've made your mind up forever to be mine
I'll pick up your hand and slowly blow your little mind
When you've made your mind up forever to be mine
I'll pick up your hand
I'll pick up your hand and slowly...

I will bring you gold apples and grapes made of rubies
That have shone in the eyes of a prince of the breeze
Bright cascading crystals, they dance in the sand dunes
On the beach of no footprints to harpsichord tunes
A throne of white ivory, a gown of white lace
Lies still in the magic of a timeless place
One hundred small children they laugh at the white doves
That rest on their hands with the touch of love
On a hillside of velvet the children they lay down
And make fun of the grown-ups with their silly frown
And the sound of their laughter is the sound of the green sea
As it washed 'round the foot of the seashell tree

The doves circle over and land in the trees
Where parrots are talking their words with such ease
Thus spoke three wizards to the young ones that day
"There's sadness in the kingdom, make it go far away"
If you follow the sunbeams through the valley of flowers
To the palace of the White Queen with its white jade towers
The youngest, she sighed and the clouds drew away
And a hundred small fingers scratched their heads in dismay
From out of the sun a giant gull came flying
And the children got ready to sit on its wings
They waved to the raindrops as they soared over the trees
The wind tossed their hair high, flashing gold on the sea

They came to the castle and there they did fall
And they saw all the sadness through the crystal wall
A princess lay sleeping so gentle and kind
Whilst her prince took to battle with his confused mind
The clash of bright metal brought the children fear
But their cloaks of blue satin dried up all of his tears
Thus children held hands and they spelled out her name
All the golden children became a golden chain
It lies on a white throne in a magic place
With a tunic of velvet and a gown of white lace
My sword, it lies broken and cast in a lake
In a dream I was told that my princess would wake

Twelve king fisher birds shall you have
Dive and swim in the ripples of your laugh
Oh, I dreamed you were a jewel
Sitting on golden crown on my head
My head, my head

Look at the tiny oceans in my hand
Waves of liquid colours touch the sand
Oh, I dreamed you were a jewel
Sitting on golden crown on my head
My head, my head

Walking in the seashore twilight
It's then you spy carnival lights
You slowly near the magic sight
Tangerine sky minus one kite

Take time and tie your pretty hair
The gypsy driver doesn't care
If you catch your hair
In the ferris wheel on top
In the ferris wheel on top

A silver bicycle you shall ride
To bathe your mind in the quiet tide
Far off as it seems your hair will mend
And a Samson's strength to begin again

Take time and dry your pretty eyes
Watch the seagull fly far-off skies
To build its nest
In the ferris wheel on top
In the ferris wheel on top
If ever I reach her

And the moral here, if any, my friend
Follow through your dream to the end
Dig the seagull fly across the sky
To build its nest in the ferris wheel
In the ferris wheel

Been a-lookin' for a good girl
But it's taking time
I been a-lookin' for a good girl
A-one to please my mind as well as my time
I've been singing in the evening
Flying through the night
But I hurt my good gal
I hope she makes out right
Flying through the night

Yeah, I've been picking up the sunshine
I've been drinking down the rain, yeah
I've been picking up the sunshine
A-makes me think on when I'll see you again
You know time could bring a change, girl
It ain't for me to say
A-you'll soon be out of range, girl
A-this could only be the way it's meant to be

Fairy castle stark and black in the moonlight
The jingle jangle jester rides his stallion
Seagull flies across my eyes forever
Sadly goes the wind on its way to Hades
Would I, should I, could I be a stranger?
I shall walk right by and sigh goodbye

Lucifer calls his legions from the hillside
Sadly goes the wind on its way to Hades

I've been lookin', oh, yeah
I say I've been lookin' for a good girl
You better believe it, baby, yeah
Yes, I've been lookin' for a good gal, ah, yeah
Ain't kiddin' you, ain't kiddin' you, ain't kiddin' you
Yeah, I've been a-lookin'

When I look out my window
Many sights to see
And when I look in my window
So many different people to be
That is strange
So strange
You got to pick up every stitch
You got to pick up every stitch
You got to pick up every stitch

Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch, yeah
Must be the season of the witch

A-when I look over my shoulder
What do you think I see?
Some other cat lookin' over
His shoulder at me
And he's strange
Sure is strange
You got to pick up every stich
You got to pick up every stitch, yeah
Beatnicks are out to make it rich

Oh, no, must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch, yeah
Must be the season of the witch

You got to pick up every stitch
Two rabbits runnin' in the ditch
Beatnicks are out to make it rich

Oh, no, must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Where I go

A-when I look out my window
What do you think I see?
And when I look in my window
So many different people to be
It's strange
Sure is strange
You got to pick up every stitch
You got to pick up every stitch
Two rabbits runnin' in the ditch

Oh, no, must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch, yeah
Must be the season of the witch
Where I go
Where I go

We was a-d-d-d-drivin' d-downtown L.A.
About a-midnight hour
And it almost bl-bl-blew my mind
I got caught in a coloured shower
All those lights were t-t-twinkling on Sunset
I saw a sign in the sky
I said "t-t-t-trip a t-trip, I trip, trip"
I couldn't keep up-up if I tried
Ah, we stepped down to reality company
To get some instant sleep
And the driver turned, I said "welcome back"
He smiled and he said "beep, beep"

A-what goes on? Chick-a-chick
What goes on? I really wanna know
What goes on all around me
What goes on? I really wanna know

A-when into come a-my dream a-woman
A-she got sequins in her hair
A-like she stepped out off of a Fellini film
She sat in a white straw chair
A-but I thought I'd take a second look
A-just to see what I could see
And my scene had popped out like a bubble does
There was nobody there but me
I said, "girl, you drank a lot of drink-me
A-but you ain't in a Wonderland
You know I might-a be there to greet you, child
When your trippin' ship touches sand"

What goes on? Chick-a-chick
What goes on? I really wanna know
What goes on? Chick-a-chick
What goes on? I really wanna know

A silver goblet of a-wine is a-to be
A-held in a bejewelled glove
And her knights they toast the tournament
The falcons they fly above
A-but the queen will a-drink of the dew tonight
But the jester she cries alone
Because Merlin a-spoke of an instant spell
To make the devil's white knights moan
A-and a-all in all, the seagull said
"As I look to where I've been
A-the whole wide a-human race
Has a-taken far too much Methedrine"

What goes on? Chick-a-chick
What goes on? I really wanna know
What goes on? Very near
What goes on? I really wanna know
Yeah, well, come on!

A-we sat in a velvet a-jewel case
With sparkles everywhere
And a-Julian he sat on a diamond ring
And a-talked of the days gone by
A-we spoke of a common kaleidoscope
And the pros and the cons of Zen
And he spoke and a-said a-for a piece of cake
He really did a-have a yen
A-Bobby Dylan he sat The Mad a-Hatter
A broken hour glass in his hand
And a-Joannie sat in a white lace looking
Cool with a black lace fan

What goes on? Chick-a-chick
What goes on? I really wanna know
What goes on? Yes, please, tell me!
What goes on? I really wanna know

Guinevere of the royal court of Arthur
Draped in white velvet, silk and lace
The rustle of her gown on the marble staircase
Sparkles on fingers, slender and pale

The jester he sleeps but the raven he peeps
Through the dark foreboding skies of the royal domain

Maroon-coloured wine from the vineyards of Charlemagne
Is sipped by the queen's lip and so gently
Indigo eyes in the flickering candlelight
Such is the silence over royal Camelot

The jester he sleeps but the raven he peeps
Through the dark foreboding skies of the royal domain

Guinevere of the royal court of Arthur
Draped in white velvet, silk and lace
The rustle of her gown on the marble staircase
Sparkles on her fingers both slender and pale

The jester he sleeps but the raven he peeps
Through the dark foreboding skies of the royal domain

He will bring happiness in a pipe
He'll a-ride away on his silver bike
And apart from that he'll be so kind
In consenting to blow your mind

Fly Translove Airways
Get you there on time
Fly Translove Airways
Get you there on time

He will bring orchids for my lady
The perfume will be of an excellent style
And apart from that he'll be so kind
In consenting to blow your mind

Fly Translove Airways
Get you there on time
Fly Translove Airways
Get you there on time

He will bring happiness in a pipe
He'll a-ride away on his silver bike
And apart from that he'll be so kind
In consenting to blow your mind

Fly Jefferson Airplane
Get you there on time
Fly Jefferson Airplane
Get you there on time

Cass, cass...

He will bring happiness in a pipe
He'll a-ride away on his silver bike
And apart from that he'll be so kind
In a-consenting to a-blow your mind

Fly Translove Airways
Get you there on time
Fly Translove Airways
Get you there on time

We'll be flying at an altitude of thirty-nine thousand feet
Captain High at your service

Here I stand acting like a silly clown would
I don't know why would anybody like to try
The changes I'm going through
A hidden lie would fortify
Something that don't exist
But it ain't so bad, I'm just a lad
So many more things to do
I intend to come right through them all with you

My songs are merely dreams visiting my mind
We talk a while by a crooked stile
You're lucky to catch a few
There's no magic wand in a perfumed hand
It's a pleasure to be true
In my crystal halls a feather falls
Being beautiful just for you
But that might not be quite true, that's up to you

Dawn crept in unseen to find me still awake
A strange young girl sang her songs for me
And left before the day was born
That dark princess with saddening jest
She lowered her eyes of woe
And I felt her sigh, I wouldn't like to try
The changes she's going through
But I hope love comes right through them all with you