Flairck - Overture (1) lyrics

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<b>Overture (1)</b> by <i>Flairck</i><br />Amber and ambrosia, opium and wine

Tamarind, ratafia, tiger-eye and opaline

Ivory and honeydew, silver, salt and satin

Sandelwood, patchouli root, porcelain and rattan

Haya, haya Batavia, haya Batavia

Haya, haya Batavia, haya Batavia

Cinnamon and cinnabar, crystal and opal,

Velvet cloth and vinegar, turmeric and coral

Sabre tooth and cockatoos, parakeets and monkeys

Peacock feathers, marabous, bars of gold and rubies

Haya, haya Batavia, haya Batavia

Haya, haya Batavia, haya Batavia

Sulphur, copper, tin and lead, powder shot and muskets

Blunderbusses, cannonballs, daggers, swords and bullets

Soldiers, slaves and buccaneers, vagabonds and varlets

Smugglers and pioneers, cannon food and harlots!

Haya, haya Batavia, haya Batavia

Haya, haya Batavia, haya Batavia

Rodents rot and biting lice, vermin and weevils

Syphilis and plagues of mice, malingering and measles!

Diarrhoea, gonorrhoea, tetanus and typfus

Dropsy, scurvy, cholera, melancholia and madness!