Chelsea Morning lyrics by Joni Mitchell
Woke up,it was a Chelsea morning,
and the first thing that I heard
was a song outside my window,
and the traffic wrote the words
It came a ringing up
like Christmas bells,
and rapping up like
pipes and drums
Oh, won't you stay
We'll put on the day
and we'll wear it
till the night comes
Woke up,
it was a Chelsea morning,
and the first thing that I saw
was the sun through yellow curtains,
and a rainbow on my wall
Red, green and gold to welcome you,
crimson crystal beads to beckon
Oh, won't you stay
We'll put on the day
There's a sun show every second
Now the curtain opens
on a portrait of today
And the streets are
paved with passers~by
And pigeons fly
And papers lie
Waiting to blow away
Woke up,
it was a Chelsea morning,
and the first thing that I knew
there was milk and toast and honey
and a bowl of oranges, too
And the sun poured in
like butterscotch
and stuck to all my senses
Oh, won't you stay
We'll put on the day
And we'll talk in present tenses
When the curtain closes
and the rainbow runs away
I will bring you
incense owls by night
By candlelight
By jewellight
If only you will stay
Pretty baby, won't you
Wake up, it's a Chelsea morning
