Down Under

[bnewman]

A more light-hearted take on the story of Persephone.

lyrics by Benjamin Newman

ttto: "Down Under" by Colin Hay and Ron Stryker

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/ Am G Am FG / / / /

 

I'd been lost in the woods for hours

On a hippie trail, hands full of flowers

I met a strange man, he made me nervous

He took me in and gave me breakfast

And he said...

 

/ C G Am FG / / / /

 

I come from the land down under

Of which the world can but wonder

Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?

We'd better run, we'd better take cover

 

Hey, I should go or my mom will miss me

And don't you even think of trying to kiss me

Don't you know the way to a girl's heart?

He just smiled and gave me a pomegranate poptart

And he said...

 

Won't you come to the land down under

And witness all of its wonders?

I know you can't stay much longer

You'd better run home to your mother

 

Even so, if you find me pleasin'

You could visit me in another season

I said to the man are you trying to tempt me?

Because I come from the land of plenty

And he said...

 

If you lived in the land down under

You'd outshine all of its wonders

You'd turn my winter to summer

My realm would be yours to discover

 

Be my queen in the land down under

Reign over souls beyond number

And when you go home to your mother

You'll wake the world from its slumber