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Ruby Blue
BLOOMSBURY BLUE
from: Down From Above, 1990
[Verse 1]
EmNice old girls soak up the sun
CWondering who won the race they run
AmSad old boys suck on lager tins
DStaggering past on tottering pins
CLittle kids play on the fountain by the square
And the Dflower girl sells bunches by the Gpair
EmBlue stocking blue a girl of high-legged renown
CStrides past and through lacking only a gown
Her Ammind is high her heels on the ground
PoetDess of the ordinary her thoughts profound
Her Ceyes are bright her nose looks down
The Dbooks she reads are her only Gsound                                                                     
[Chorus]
And you Emknow you can't have her                                                                      
You know it's not you                                                                      
Only the girls in the square
GKnow who is who
Only the Emdrunks by the fountain                                                                      
Know what to do
Only the kids on the benches can Dhave
Bloomsbury Gblue
[Verse 2]
EmBlue stocking blue makes tea in her flat
CWonders whether the day is right to wear a hat
She Amcalls a friend, stretches her calf
Too Dlovely to be, too beautiful by half
She Cfalls on the bed and arches her back
DCloses her eyes and dreams of Gblack
[Chorus]
And you Emknow you can't have her                                                                      
You know it's not you                                                                      
Only the girls in the square
GKnow who is who
Only the Emdrunks by the fountain                                                                      
Know what to do
Only the kids on the benches can Dhave
Bloomsbury Gblue
[Verse 3]
EmSee picture painters basking by the tree
The Ccolours they use red blue and three
The Ampublican laughs as three men bet
The Dhorses aren't running so they stay in debt
CNewsprint for a bed, a dosser falls
And Dsomewhere close a tennis player Gcalls 
[Bridge]
Then the Dhorses run and the Cold girls dance
GTime for the fair and the games of chance
DBooze is falling like Crain from the sky
And Gflowers lighten before they die
DKids paint their faces and Cmamas laugh
While Gbloomsbury blue ties on her scarf
DShe's on the square, Cshe's by the park
GShe's in the light, she's in the dark
[Chorus]
And you Emknow you can't have her                                                                      
You know it's not you                                                                      
Only the girls in the square
GKnow who is who
Only the Emdrunks by the fountain                                                                      
Know what to do
Only the kids on the benches can Dhave
Bloomsbury Gblue
[Verse 4]
Em
Most of it's over she Emlies by the fire
C
Only she knows you Ccan't get much higher
     Am
Than blue stocking blue a girl of Amhigh renown
Who Dseeks and finds without a sound                                                                 
Who uses the day as if it's the night                                                                
Who passes you by never a sight
    C
Who makes you shiver withCout knowing why
Like Dbloomsbury blue is part of the Gsky

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Bloomsbury Blue

by Ruby Blue

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Ruby Blue

BLOOMSBURY BLUE

from: Down From Above, 1990

[Verse 1]

Nice old girls soak up the sun

Wondering who won the race they run

Sad old boys suck on lager tins

Staggering past on tottering pins

Little kids play on the fountain by the square

D G

And the flower girl sells bunches by the pair

Blue stocking blue a girl of high-legged renown

Strides past and through lacking only a gown

Her mind is high her heels on the ground

Poetess of the ordinary her thoughts profound

Her eyes are bright her nose looks down

D G

The books she reads are her only sound

[Chorus]

And you know you can't have her

You know it's not you

Only the girls in the square

Know who is who

Only the drunks by the fountain

Know what to do

Only the kids on the benches can have

Bloomsbury blue

[Verse 2]

Blue stocking blue makes tea in her flat

Wonders whether the day is right to wear a hat

She calls a friend, stretches her calf

Too lovely to be, too beautiful by half

She falls on the bed and arches her back

D G

Closes her eyes and dreams of black

[Chorus]

And you know you can't have her

You know it's not you

Only the girls in the square

Know who is who

Only the drunks by the fountain

Know what to do

Only the kids on the benches can have

Bloomsbury blue

[Verse 3]

See picture painters basking by the tree

The colours they use red blue and three

The publican laughs as three men bet

The horses aren't running so they stay in debt

Newsprint for a bed, a dosser falls

D G

And somewhere close a tennis player calls

[Bridge]

D C

Then the horses run and the old girls dance

Time for the fair and the games of chance

D C

Booze is falling like rain from the sky

And flowers lighten before they die

D C

Kids paint their faces and mamas laugh

While bloomsbury blue ties on her scarf

D C

She's on the square, she's by the park

She's in the light, she's in the dark

[Chorus]

And you know you can't have her

You know it's not you

Only the girls in the square

Know who is who

Only the drunks by the fountain

Know what to do

Only the kids on the benches can have

Bloomsbury blue

[Verse 4]

Most of it's over she lies by the fire

Only she knows you can't get much higher

Than blue stocking blue a girl of high renown

Who seeks and finds without a sound

Who uses the day as if it's the night

Who passes you by never a sight

Who makes you shiver without knowing why

D G

Like bloomsbury blue is part of the sky

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