Did you pass the glass mountain Where Salome opened her dress? Did you see the dolphin's feathered fountain Oh, the king made a bloody mess
Under Sheba's fading yellow eyes The minstrel's magic failed And the marble Egyptian fire-flies Pulled down their quited veils
But the minstrel's mirror now turns to sand And Sheba's eyes to glass Salome falls and wets her hair In your dreams did you ever pass?
Did you ever stumble on Satan's smile Or a catholic saint's confession? And life is like walking on an endless mile Each step another lesson
Cleopatra was eating Christmas cake And playing on her Inca flute When I whispered: Cleo, I'm home from the wake She said: Just call me Pyramid prostitute
And all my colored water birds Are talking of flying east But the operator says is quite absurd That I should think of cutting my wrist
Oh, bring me and albino albatross So my Indian beads don't fall Yes, I've got wealth and coins to toss But my greatness makes me feel small
Now Salome dances on the granite font And the king he turns to red Salome, you can have anything you want! Off with Baptist's head
And I'm with Alice in Wonderland Skipping through the rain Flowered marbles in our hand As we roll on down the lane As we laugh on down the lane As we laugh on down the lane