Harlequin

by Temple and Stimson

INTRO (4 bars, with laughing)

Ha, ha, ha, ha
A harlequin am I.
To win the hour is nigh.
I cannot lose, because you see
Nothing bothers me.
One is to lead;
Two is to follow;
Three must be deep;
Four must be hollow.
Five, six, throwing sticks.

Ha, ha, ha, ha
A prophecy am I.
And so I'll never die.
We've broken up, because you see
I must now be we.
One is to sing;
Two is to play;
Three must survive;
Four cannot say.
Six, sick; five alive.

Ha, ha, ha, ha
A harlequin romance.
With me you take a chance.
I cannot love, because you see
In love I can't be free.
So one is to laugh;
Two is to cry;
Three and four low;
Five must be high.
Six and one are never done.

Ha, ha, ha, ha
A harlequin are we.
The five of me are free.
I cannot take it on the wing
Because I have to sing.
One is to fire;
Two is to water;
Five is my son;
Three is my daughter.
Six and four I underscore.

Ha, ha, ha, ha...
INST CODA (FADE with laughing and counting)