A To Z

Please read me the phone book From Abraham to Zuckerman All addresses and names Both Christian and sur- You've my full attention Yes I am the lucky one To carry each word From the place it occurred In my neighbor's garden I'll steal all the flowers In the town you were born I will do a handstand 'Cause I'm here I came down in the last shower With all the subtleties Of a marching band Seated in a lounge waiting to depart You'd say that we're off to a flying start So let's capture a city bus We'll jump from burning buildings While a circle of firemen Catch us in a net We'll make paper aeroplanes Of encyclopaedia From abacus to zebra The entire set For those who have matchmaking down to an art They'd say that we're off to a broken heart But there's never an argument I don't need an apology It's all half a dozen eggplants Or six aubergines Just please sing me the entire Beatles anthology From 'All My Loving' To 'Yellow Submarine' From 'All My Loving' To 'Yellow Submarine' From 'All My Loving' To a yellow submarine --- A to Z - Darren Hanlon