House on the Hill (Kevin Coyne) 5:41
Volume 1: The Learning Curve 2012-2018
Vocals, Virtual Dubstepcube (ButtonBass), Harmonica, Crazy Laughter
Lyrics
Well, I’m going to the house upon the hill,
the place where they give you pills,
the rooms are always chilled,
they’re never cozy.
Where they give three suits a year
and at Christmas time a bottle of beer,
and at Easter time the mayor comes round,
he’s always smiling.
Where the old ladies sit by the garden wall
they never hear the bluebird call
they never notice the leaves that fall
’cause they’re all crazy
Where the red bus stands by the great big gate
the red bus that’s always late,
You know why it’s always late
‘Cause it’s always empty
Funny, funny, funny, funny, oh so funny that’s it’s making me cry
Funny, funny, funny, funny, oh so funny Lord, I wish I could die
wish I could die.
Now this pagan life is getting me down,
my brow is filled with a furrow and a frown
my eyelids lower as low as can be
but I’m not sleeping
I wander around that Jackson Square
with the bottles strewn everywhere
Under tables and under chairs
they’re all broken
Where the big red face of the man on the beat
says “Hey, have you had something to eat?”
thrusts out his yellow teeth,
they’re all for biting
Well I don’t have a cent
I don’t know how I’ll pay the rent
Maybe I’ll go bent
and make some money
Funny, funny, funny, funny, oh so funny that’s it’s making me cry
Funny, funny, funny, funny, oh so funny Lord, I wish I could die
I wish I could die.
So if you know a way I can go
from out of this show, you know,
you could give me a golden globe
you’re not trying
you’d never lift a regular hand,
and then you call me a lazy man
who on earth will ever understand
I’m really trying
So I’m going to the house upon the hill,
the place where they give you pills
and where the doctors they don’t kill
’cause they’re so friendly
and where the red bus stands by the great big gate
the red bus it’s always late,
you know why it’s always late
you know why it’s always late
because it’s always empty
it’s oh so empty
Funny, funny, funny, funny, oh so funny that’s it’s making me cry
Funny, funny, funny, funny, oh so funny Lord, I wish I could die
I wish I could die.
(laughter) oh so funny oh so funny…
Written by Kevin Coyne