TONGUE TIED
©Woodstock Taylor

Granny took a trip on a ship to the middle east
It got at least as far as Port Said
Jimmy Savile's pension is ten times as big as hers
But then he never was a war bride
Any time at all you can call me a taxicab
It should be good with you by my side
Sunny days in London are fun down the underground
I think I found a new way to ride

Verbal diarrhoea when you're near
but it's really cos I'm tongue-tied

Truant queen of Sheba at Biba in Kensington
It wasn't long before the paint dried
Doing all the pubs and the clubs on a Saturday
It doesn't matter who's on what side
You and me alone on the phone in the wilderness
You'd never guess the road was so wide
Going for a song, won't be long till the band are on
I think I'll try them on the inside

Verbal diarrhoea when you're near
but it's really cos I'm tongue-tied

Can you hear my heartbeat
Boom baby boom
baby boom baby boom baby
yeah

Lennon started over in clover - it ended then
And took the innocence alongside
Demonstrating reds in the beds of the bourgeoisie
It's going to be another landslide
People say my antics are frantic - they could be right
You know I might, but I've got my pride
Electronic hole in the soul now the time is ripe
You see the piper never was pied

Verbal diarrhoea when you're near
but it's really cos I'm tongue-tied

Can you hear my heartbeat boom
baby boom baby
boom baby boom baby
yeah

Virtual recall and it's all on the Internet
A chip'll get a plate of fish fried
Coffee bars in Soho to go, don't you love it though
You know it's just another tramride
Psychedelic biscuits with mystical overtones
And still the Stones are selling Stateside
Can I break this wall down? It's all down to you my
dear
Ha ha, I hear you humming Rawhide

Verbal diarrhoea when you're near
but it's really cause I'm tongue-tied