Strawbs - Oh So Sleepy lyrics

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I leave you with your head buried in the pillow<br />

Oh so sleepy, oh so sleepy<br />

As twisted as a knot, as tangled as a wire<br />

Burning like a coal on the open fire<br />

Oh so sleepy, oh so sleepy.<br />

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I talk to you in riddles of the drunken sailor<br />

Oh so sleepy, oh so sleepy<br />

As pretty as a rose, as bitter as a thorn<br />

A smear of virgin blood on the broken dawn<br />

Oh so sleepy, oh so sleepy.<br />

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Now did you hear the wind, did you ride the carousel<br />

Did you find the seaman's mission, only time can really tell<br />

Or do you see your future in the wishing well<br />

Oh so sleepy, oh so sleepy.<br />

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I brush you with a kiss as the moonlight murmurs<br />

Oh so sleepy, oh so sleepy<br />

As simple as defeat, as certain as a toy<br />

Crying like a girl with the future of a boy<br />

Oh so sleepy, oh so sleepy.