Chelsea Morning

Woke up, it was Chelsea mornin'

And the first thing that I heard

Was a song outside my window

And the traffic wrote the words

It came ringin' out like Christmas bells

And rappin' out like fives and drums

Oh, won't you stay, and we'll put on the day

And we'll wear it 'til the night comes

Woke up, it was Chelsea mornin'

And the first thing that I saw

Was the sun through yellow curtains

And a rainbow on my wall

You had green and gold to welcome you

And crystal beads to beckon

Oh, won't you stay, and we'll put on the day

There's a sun show every second

Now, the curtain opens on a portrait of today

And streets are paved with passersby

And pigeons fly, and papers lie

Waiting to blow away

Woke up, it was Chelsea mornin'

And the first thing that I knew

There was milk and toast and honey

And a bowl of oranges, too

And the light poured in like butterscotch

And stuck to all my senses

Oh, won't you stay, and 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, pass the knife

By candlelight, I'll hate you alive

If only you will stay

Pretty baby, won't you wake up?

It's a Chelsea mornin'