《And They’re Off(Live)》歌词

[00:00:00] And They're Off - Philip Quast

[00:00:07] Ponies in the sun the race is soon beginning

[00:00:12] My father bet the family fortune on a sleek brown horse

[00:00:19] My father had a hunch

[00:00:22] We gave up lunch so daddy could make a wager

[00:00:27] Ma would scoff she would scoff hear her scoff

[00:00:31] And they're off they are off

[00:00:37] And they move in a herd like a four letter word

[00:00:39] And they're off

[00:00:43] Tickets float to the ground and the band starts to play as

[00:00:51] The horses go round

[00:00:55] And they're off

[00:00:59] Mummy sat and cried but dad was unaffected

[00:01:05] You ever had a better two minutes in the last three years

[00:01:10] We said but dad the dumb horse lost

[00:01:14] He said sometimes joy has a terrible cost I know that

[00:01:20] Ma would scoff she would scoff hear her scoff

[00:01:23] And they're off they're off

[00:01:29] Mummy's biting his neck as they roll on the deck

[00:01:32] And they're off

[00:01:35] There is blood on the ground

[00:01:41] And the band starts to play as the horses go round

[00:01:47] And they're off

[00:01:49] Isn't life funny people loose money and have fun

[00:01:55] Betting of course is hell on the horses

[00:01:57] And the families where the betting is done

[00:02:01] It's a joke to believe someone won

[00:02:05] All they did was fight plus they discussed the weather

[00:02:11] My father bet the family fortune till it disappeared

[00:02:19] They also laughed a lot

[00:02:22] That was the thing I often forgot to tell you

[00:02:27] But it's true yes it's true it is true

[00:02:30] And he's off daddy's off

[00:02:36] We get letters from Maine where he tries to explain why he's off

[00:02:42] What was lost was not found

[00:02:48] And the band starts to play as the horses go round

[00:02:55] And they're off

[00:03:00] And they're off they're off

[00:03:06] And they move in a herd like a four letter word

[00:03:09] And they're off

[00:03:12] There is blood on the ground

[00:03:18] And the band starts to play as the horses go round

[00:03:24] And round and around and around and around and around

[00:03:28] And round and around and around and around and around