Bombers (In Concert: John Peel) [Mono]

Lyrics

[Intro: John Peel] And for this next one it's the same line up mercifully except David goes over to the piano. And it appears to be called "Bombers" [Chorus: David Bowie] "All clear" wail the sirens Sunshine on the wasteland Old man sitting in the white sand Think we're in for a big surprise Right between our eyes [Verse 1: David Bowie] Seemed a good idea To drop a bomb on the wasteland here Only one man could be seen And he was old and so serene Captain sat in his deck chair And the red light flashed, beware Pilot felt quite big-time As the bomb sailed through the air Well, they danced and sang When the bang went bang When the lights popped out And the smoke began to clear It was positively queer [Chorus: David Bowie] "All clear" wail the sirens Sunshine on the wasteland Old man sitting in the white sand Think we're in for a big surprise Right between our eyes [Verse 2: David Bowie] "Die" said the General "Cobblers" said the man So the Pentagon sent a telegram And the Queen a telegram A-bombs, H-bombs, even very small ones Ripped apart that sand 'Til the stench was just revolting And the sky a greenish tan But the soldier said "Sir There's a crack in the world" And the figures went "squash" And the bits flew far and wide How the universe sighed [Chorus: David Bowie] "All clear" wail the sirens Sunshine on the wasteland Old man sitting in the white sand Think we're in for a big surprise Right between our eyes "All clear" wail the sirens Sunshine on the wasteland Old man sitting in the white sand Think we're in for a big surprise Right between our eyes [Verse 3: David Bowie] When the smoke had blown away There was nothing left in view Except a man, dear Lord, who looked like you Used to look in my Holy book [Outro: John Peel] That was, uh, David Bowie on piano, and, uh, amazing pair of trousers, and that's gonna appear on a LP that could very easy be called Hunky Dory when it finally comes out. Um, that's if he can find out how Hunky Dory is spelt