David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome Lyrics
I was walking down the high streetWhen I heard footsteps behind meAnd there was a little old man (hello)In scarlet and grey, shuffling away (laughter)Well he trotted back to my houseAnd he sat beside the telly (oaah..)With his tiny hands on his tummyChuckling away, laughing all day (laughter)Oh, I ought to report you to the gnome office(gnome office)Yes(hahahahaha)Ha ha ha, hee hee heeIm a laughing gnome and you dont catch meHa ha ha, hee hee heeIm a laughing gnome and you cant catch meSaid the laughing gnomeWell I gave him roasted toadstools and a glass of dandelion wine (burp, pardon)Then I put him on a train to eastbourneCarried his bag and gave him a fag(havent you got a light boy? )Here, where do you come from?(gnome-mans land, hahihihi)Oh, really?In the morning when I woke upHe was sitting on the edge of my bedWith his brother whose name was fredHed bought him along to sing me a songRight, lets hear itHere, whats that clicking noise?(thats fred, hes a metrognome, haha)Ha ha ha, hee hee heeIm a laughing gnome and you dont catch meHa ha ha, hee hee heeIm a laughing gnome and you cant catch me(own up, Im a gnome, aint I right, haha)Havent you got an ome to go to?(no, were gnomads)Didnt they teach you to get your hair cut at school? you look like a rolling gnome.(no, not at the london school of ecognomics)Now theyre staying up the chimneyAnd were living on caviar and honey (hooray!)Cause theyre earning me lots of moneyWriting comedy prose for radio showsIts the-er (what? )Its the gnome service of courseHa ha ha, hee hee heeIm a laughing gnome and you dont catch meHa ha ha, oh, dear me(ha ha ha, hee hee heeIm a laughing gnome and you cant catch meHa ha ha, hee hee heeIm a laughing gnome and you cant catch me)(one more time, yeah)
