John Mellencamp Farewell Angelina Lyrics

Farewell Angelina Lyrics

Farewell Angelina, the bells of the crown 

Are being stolen by bandits, I
must follow the sound

The triangle tingles, the music plays slow

But
farewell Angelina, the night is on fire, and I must go



There is no use
in talking and there's no need for blame

There is nothing to prove,
everything still is the same

The table stands empty by the edge of the
stream

But farewell Angelina, the sky's changing colors, and I must
leave



The jacks and the queens they have forsake the
courtyard

Fifty-two gypsies now file past the guard

In the space where
the deuce and the ace once ran wild

Farewell Angelina, the sky is folding,
I'll see you after a while



See the cross-eyed pirate sit perched in
the sun

Shooting tin cans with a sawed-off shotgun

And the corporals
and the neighbors clap and cheer with each blast

But farewell Angelina, the
sky is trembling, and I must leave fast



King Kong little elves in the
rooftops they dance

Valentino-type tangos while the hero's clean
hands

Shut the eyes of the dead not to embarrass anyone

Farewell
Angelina, the sky is flooding over, and I must be gone



The camouflaged
parrot, he flutters from fear

When something he doesn't know about suddenly
appears

What can not be imitated perfect must die

Farewell Angelina,
the sky's flooding over, and I must go where it is dry



Machine guns
are roaring, puppets heave rocks

At misunderstood visions and at the faces
of clocks

Call me any name you like, I will never deny it

But farewell
Angelina, the sky is erupting, and I must go where it's quiet