Lyric Chelsea Mornin

woke up, it was a chelsea morning
       and the first thing that i heard:

       was a song outside my window
       and the traffic wrote the words
       it came ringing up like christmas bells
       and rapping up like pipes and drums

              oh, won t you stay
              ae ll put on the day
              and we ll wear it til the night comes

       woke up, it was a chelsea morning
       and the first thing that i saw:

       was the sun through yellow curtains
       and a rainbow on the wall
       blue, red, green and gold to welcome you
       crimson crystal beads to beckon

              oh, won t you stay
              we ll put on the day
              there s a sun show every second

              now the curtain opens on a portrait of today
              and the streets are paved with passersby
              and pigeons fly
              and papers lie
              waiting to blow away

       woke up, it was a Chelsea morning
       and the first thing that i knew:

       there was milk and toast and honey
       and a bowl of oranges too
       and the sun poured in like butterscotch
       and stuck to all my senses

              oh, won t you stay
              we ll put on the day
              and we ll talk in present tenses

              when the curtain closes and the rainbow runs away
              i will bring you incense owls by night
              by candlelight
              by jewel-light
              if only you will stay

              pretty baby, won t you?

              woke up, it is a chelsea morning!