Elma's crying under the tree,
Wipe your eyes and come with me,
We'll make mountains,
We'll talk and chat,
We'll laugh at jackdaws, chewing fat

So take me away, I miss you so
Elma's crying, oh come on, let's go

Eat your peas up, growing lad,
The day you look back, you'll be glad,
Take this cup, clear out the dregs,
Like a bird with broken legs,

He flies, he falls, he dies
He flies, he falls, he dies

Shot down by his troubles,
Shot down by his lies,
He will leave you, he will take you,
He will make you realise

Shot down by his troubles,
Shot down by his lies,
He will leave you, he will take you,
He will make you realise

That he'll never live up to the expectation on his shoulders,
At him they throw big rocks and stones - some would call them boulders
But I can't give up now

Because a little bit of window and a tiny bit of glass
Will revelate to you the fact that I could never run that fast,
But I'll try - oh Geoffrey I'll try

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So take me away, I miss you so
Elma's crying, oh come on, let's go

He flies, he falls, he dies
He flies, he falls, he dies

Shot down by his troubles,
Shot down by his lies,
He will leave you, he will take you,
He will make you realise

That he'll never live up to the expectation on his shoulders,
At him they throw big rocks and stones - some would call them boulders
But I can't give up now

Because a little bit of window and a tiny bit of glass
Will revelate to you the fact that I could never run that fast,
But I'll try - oh Geoffrey I'll try

So take me away, I miss you so
Elma's crying, oh come on, let's go