Tell Us A Story: Part One

Tell us a story, Mary
Close the door and dim the light
Tell us a story, Mary
We’re going nowhere else tonight
Tell us the one about the beggar and the king
Or the one about the gollum and the ring
Tell us a story, Mary
A great long story

Tell us a story, Davey
One to make our blood run cold
Tell us a story, Davey
Make a new one from the old
Tell us of the falling out of best and oldest friends
And of the hero with a heart that never mends
Tell us a story, Davey
A great long story

Tell us a story, Danny
With hungry ghosts that fly and walk
Tell us a story, Danny
One with animals that talk
Once upon a time a prince got turned into a frog
Then with one kiss went to the palace from the bog!
Tell us a story, Daniel
A great long story

Maybe a story that you’ve never told before
Is there a secret that keeps knocking at your door?
I got a story that makes me burn with shame
And everybody here I guess could say the same

Tell us a story, Georgie
Of the water turned to wine
Tell us a story, Georgie
Of the sailors turned to swine
Or the doom of Cleopatra with a serpent at her breast
And the heart of that great soldier, the one who loved her best
Tell us a story, Georgie
A great long story