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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jethro Tull
Performer
Ian Anderson
Flute
Jeffrey Hammond
Bass Guitar
Barrie Barlow
Percussion
Martin Barre
Electric Guitar
John Evan
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ian Anderson
Songwriter
Dee Palmer
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Robin Black
Engineer
Steven Wilson
Mixing Engineer
Terry Ellis
Producer
Lyrics
Really don't mind if you sit this one out
My word's but a whisper, your deafness a shout
I may make you feel but I can't make you think
Your sperm's in the gutter, your love's in the sink
So you ride yourselves over the fields
And you make all your animal deals
And your wise men don't know how it feels
To be thick as a brick
And the sand-castle virtues are all swept away
In the tidal destruction, the moral melee
The elastic retreat rings the close of play
As the last wave uncovers the newfangled way
But your new shoes are worn at the heels
And your suntan does rapidly peel
And your wise men don't know how it feels
To be thick as a brick
And the love that I feel
Is so far away
I'm a bad dream
That I just had today
And you shake your head
And say it's a shame
Spin me back down the years
And the days of my youth
Draw the lace and black curtains
And shut out the whole truth
Spin me down the long ages
Let them sing the song
See there! A son is born
And we pronounce him fit to fight
There are black-heads on his shoulders
And he pees himself in the night
We'll make a man of him
Put him to a trade
Teach him to play Monopoly
And how to sing in the rain
Writer(s): Ian Anderson
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