And the first thing that I heard Was a song outside my window And the traffic wrote the words It came ringing up like christmas bells And rapping up like pipes and drums. Ohwon t you stay we ll put on the day And we ll wear it till the night comes. Woke upit was a Chelsea morning And the first thing that I saw Was the sun through yellow curtains And a rainbow on the wall Blueredgreen and gold to welcome you Crimson crystal beads to beckon Ohwon 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 passersby And pigeons flyand papers lie Waiting to blow away. Woke upit was a Chelsea morning And the first thing that I knew There was milk and toast and honey And a bowl of orangejuice too And the sun poured in like butterscotch And stuck to all my senses. Ohwont you stay we ll put on the day And we ll talk in present tenses. When the cuntain closes And the rainbow runs away I will bring you incense owls by night By candlelightby two jewellight If only you will stay. Pretty baby won t you. Wake upit is a Chelsea morning.

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