Happy Family lyrics

Song information

Artist: King Crimson
Album: Lizard

Lyrics

Happy family, one hand clap, four went by and
None come back
Brother judas, ash and sack, swallowed aphrodisiac
Rufus, silas, jonah too sang, "we'll blow our own
Canoes,"
Poked a finger in the zoo, punctured all the ballyhoo

Whipped the world and beat the clock, wound up
With their share of stock
Silver rolls from golden rock, shaken by a knock
Knock, knock
Happy family, wave that grin, what goes round
Must surely spin;
Cheesecake, mousetrap, grip-pipe-thynne cried out
"We're not rin tin tin."

Uncle rufus grew his nose, threw away his circus
Clothes
Cousin silas grew a beard, drew another flask of
Weird
Nasty jonah grew a wife, judas drew his pruning
Knife
Happy family one hand clap, four went on but none
Came back

Happy family, pale applause, each to his revolving
Doors
Silas searching, rufus neat, jonah caustic, jude
So sweet
Let their sergeant mirror spin if we lose the barbers
Win;
Happy family one hand clap, four went on but none
Came back