Another Talysman The Ur-Beatle lyric, from his marathon lyric-writing spree of February 2004.
Zebra Racesthe other day at the hippodrome
I saw Chapman, Burchell and Grant
Grant and Burchell were dressed in lace
Chapman’s hat was at a slant
they came to watch the races
they watch them every day
they bet money on the ponies
and they paint them brown and grey, brown and grey
the other day at the crosswalk
I saw a man who nearly died
I saw his pedestrian deposit
and the policeman nearly cried
he came to watch the races
he has to watch them every day
he takes money from the drivers
and he paints them brown and grey, brown and grey
the other day at the museum
I saw a tiger moth displayed
the stripes looped across its belly
and it made me feel afraid
it came to fly in the races
it has to fly there every day
it takes money from the people
and it paints them brown and grey, brown and grey