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Wish That I Could Sleep
Stopped clock ticking on the wall
I wish that I could sleep
Toadstools croaking in the hall
I wish that I could sleep
Midnight church bells chiming, cars backfiring
Floorboards squeaking, dormice creaking
Shadows flicker on the bed
I wish that I could sleep
Black cat sitting on my head
I wish that I could sleep
And why on Earth did I employ that bloke
To play the flute outside my window?
Maybe I should drink some milk
And read myself a bedtime story
Maybe I should tell the nurse
To stop injecting me with coffee
Maybe I should close the door
And take the sign away
That says "Late Night Refrigerator Tipping Point"
Or maybe I should just turn off the siren
And stop sleeping in the garden
Where the owls and foxes
Screech and flap like scary witches
And the shrieking voices of the moon and stars
Go "Na na na na na na na na na na na na naa"
And, at dawn, the children wake
The smile of summer on their face
And they leap and giggle like a bunch
Of ruthless Nazis keeping me awake
Bloody children
Bloody children
Keeping me awake
Words by Waen Shepherd 2006
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Released on "Beef Scarecrow" GLSCD004
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