Mr. Crescent

Mr. Crescent - Elvis Costello (埃爾維斯 科斯特洛)/The Imposters

Lyrics by：Elvis Costello

Composed by：Elvis Costello

Mr Crescent

Heard the song of both the lark and the linnet

Played them both upon a parlour spinet

One with only nine strings in it

Clinging to the sounding board

For that was all he could afford

Mr Crescent

Made a wager on a landing stage

If my ship comes in and the starboard light is blue not green

And the port light should be yellow not red

You'll say the hold is full of false promises

When I know it's gold instead

Sister Honey said to Mr Crescent

Haven't you prayed away your doubt or isn't there

Anything more that I can bless

As she buttoned her blue boot in a state of bliss

Stared at the ceiling above their bed

Thought of something her mother had said

Crescent is like a man I knew

Left me standing there with nothing but you

Don't be fooled now by his bill and coo

You'll be abandoned too he'll leave you with an I O U

Mr Crescent sleeps quite late then rises

Tries to stay out of the local assizes

Not one bird sings now he recognizes

He said I'm so long from the land that I came from

I wonder where my Honey has gone

I wonder where my Honey has gone