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Emily Lyrics by Fool’s Garden

Go and Ask Peggy for the Principal Thing

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Emily's going out tonight
With a candle in her pocket and
A lighter in her right hand
Does anybody know
Why she's gonna go?
She's nearly out of sight
Emily's out tonight

So familiar
How ladylike the old girl comes along
She's ninety something
Dressed up and wide awake
A little slow, but going strong
She's paid off the overdraft
For the TV she has bought in '84
She's been paying all her lifetime
But now she's gonna pay no more

Deep religious
She went to mass on every Sunday morning
She's believing
In God but she don't like
The priest (he's new in town, and very boring)
She's listened to his sermon well
Though she's heard the same one hundred times before
She's heard them all her lifetime
But now she's gonna listen anymore

She's gonna do it today, she's going make it today
She's gonna do it, gonna do it, gonna do it

Emily's going out tonight
With a candle in her pocket and
A lighter in her right hand
Does anybody know
Why she's gonna go away?
She's gonna make it today

She's very friendly
An open minded and always understanding
Bad behavior
She doesn't like at all
She's very modest, she's never been demanding
She's always followed every rule
Though she didn't even know what they've been for
She has followed all her lifetime
But now she's gonna follow anymore

She's gonna do it today, she's gonna make it today
She's gonna do it, gonna do it, gonna do it right now
She's going make the world go round (and round and round...)
She's gonna make it today...
She's gonna do it, gonna do it, gonna do it

Emily's going out tonight
With a candle in her pocket and
A lighter in her right hand
Does anybody know
Why she's gonna go away?

Emily's going out tonight
With a candle in her pocket and
A lighter in her right hand
Does anybody know
Where she's gonna go today?
She's gonna go away, she's gonna go today

Emily's going out tonight
With a candle in her pocket and
A lighter in her right hand
Does anybody know
Where she's gonna go?
Se's nearly out of sight
Emily's out tonight...

About “Emily” by Fool’s Garden

Read the complete lyrics to "Emily" by Fool’s Garden from the album "Go and Ask Peggy for the Principal Thing". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Pop.

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"Emily" appears on "Go and Ask Peggy for the Principal Thing".

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