From the recording On Borrowed Time
Carl Cleves – voice, mouth-organ and guitars
Dan Brown - keyboards
Rod Coe – double bass
Stuart Eadie - drums, timbales, bongos, cowbell, guiro
Parissa Bouas – shaker and vibraslap
Lyrics
I hear a magpie sing
That’s how my day begins
With my love sleeping in
Her cheek against my chin
She gives my step a spring
She gives my hips a swing
Makes me feel like a king
Ready for anything
She’s my muse, chases my blues
I’m her spark and she’s my fuse
When she walks down the street
She’s got that certain beat
Sings like a parakeet
Sweeping me off my feet
She is the special kind
That gets me all entwined
She lightens up my mind
She is my greatest find
She’s my captain while this sailor
Rows the barge but she’s in charge
She’s got ruby lips
She’s got hourglass hips
And she lets me unzip
Her jeans, take off her slip
I hold her in my arms
Succumb to all her charms
We make out in the barn
Set off her fire alarm
I’m the bard but she’s the star
She’s the ace of all my cards
I hear a magpie sing
That’s how my day begins
With my love sleeping in
Her cheek against my chin
She gives my step a spring
She gives my hips a swing
Makes me feel like a king
Ready for anything
She’s my twang and I’m her twin
I’m her yang and she’s my yin
