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Verse 1
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Like starin' at the ceiling
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It's such a funny feel
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ing
Verse 2
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no idea, what time it is
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Delightfully confus ing
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The trees outside, the morning light
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Arrives, like pirates on parade
Verse 3
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Surprise, it's pirates on parade
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I lie there in a stupor
Verse 4
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Guess it must be the neigh bor s
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I blink my eyes, I laugh inside
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Imagine what they're say ing
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I see your shape
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Here come, those pirates on parade
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Ahoy, it's pirates on parade
Verse 6
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There's an island to explore
Every wave that whispers softly
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And the phone never rings when
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the pirates are singing
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In this hallucination
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following dir ec tions
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The 7 seas, the balmy breeze
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render
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The end is nigh, the sun is high
Verse 9
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It's late, for pirates on parade
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Too late, for pirates on parade
Verse 10
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deep
Mountainous and downy billows
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Maybe I'll go back to sleep
Verse 11
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And the phone nev er rings when
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the pirates are singing
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So what's in store behind
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that velvet cur tain?
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The night is gone
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The stupid sun is shinin'
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It's lovely imperfec tions
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Sail on, with pirates on parade
Outro 1
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