Barbara’s Song

Lyrics

[POLLY] I once used to think, in my innocent youth And I once was as innocent as you That someone someday might come my way Then how would I know what best to do? And if he'd got money And seemed a nice chap And his workday shirts as white as snow And if he knew how to treat a girl with due respect I'd have to tell him: No That's when you must keep your head screwed on And insist on going slow Sure, the moon will shine throughout the night Sure, the boat is on the river, tied up tight That's as fas as things can go Oh, you can't lie back, you must stay cold at heart Oh, you must not let your feelings show So whenever you feel it might start Ah, then your only answer's: No The first one who came was a man of Kent And all that a man ought to be The second one owned three fine ships And the third was crazy for me And as they'd got money And all seemed nice chaps Their workday shirts as white as snow And as they knew how to treat a girl with due respect Each time I told them: No That's where I still kept my head screwed on And I chose to take it slow Sure, the moon could shine throughout the night Sure, the boat was on the river, tied up tight That's as far as things could go Oh, you can't lie back, you must stay cold at heart Oh, you must not let your feelings show So whenever you feel it might start Ah, then your only answer's: No But then one day, and that day was blue Came someone who didn't ask at all He went and hung his hat on a nail in my attic Then what happened I can't quite recall And as he'd got no money Was not a nice chap His Sunday shirts, even, not like snow As he'd no idea of treating a girl with due respect I could not tell him: No That's the time my head was not screwed on And to hell with going slow Ooh, the moon was shining clear and bright The boat kept drifting downstream all that night That was how it had to go Yes, you must lie back, you can't stay cold at heart In the end you let your feelings show So the moment you know it must start Ah, then's no time for saying: No