green isaac

stella mater

light is failing

making such a fool of thee

when you'd love to be someone. this is the time

i've set aside

from selling old rope

and telling bad jokes

and cul de sac pride

i've learnt today

while falling apart

the most eloquent way

to speak or to pray

is straight from the heart

oh but to shine like joan of arc

you must be prepared to burn

forget the style and choose from twelve notes

in itself it's a joy

whether it soothes or annoys

a song starts in the throat

take two kinds of look

and one wedding day

now isn't it clear

there's nothing they'll hear

that you'd want to say

and if you've no new clothes to wear

then simply wash and comb you hair

and little green isaac

you're gonna walk backwards through the room

does that mean i won't see you?

it means you're gonna walk backwards through the room

and little green isaac

i hear you're still wet behind the ears

isaac's a soft name

it sounds like a pocketful of rain

well up that stairway he rose

and down that stairway he goes

green isaac

green isaac

green isaac