Written by Brian Eno
verse 1:
A F#
These are your orders - seems like it's do it or die
A F#
So please read them closely, When you've read them be sure that you eat them up -
E
They're specially flavoured with Burgundy, Tizer and Rye
A F#
Twelve sheets of foolscap: don't ask me why.
verse 2:
A F#
We hit the jungle, Just as it starts to monsoon:
A F#
Our maps showed no rainfall. All the boys were depressed by this circumstance
E
"Trust in the weather" said less agricultural men
A F#
Who gives birth to more farmhands, don't ask me why.
A F#
Fifteen was chosen because he was dumb, seven because he was blind:
A F#
I got the job because I was so mean, while somehow appearing so kind.
E
Drifting about through the cauliflower trees with a cauliflower ear for the birds,
A F#
The squadron assembled what senses they had and this is the sound that they heard...
Instrumental:
A E D A
verse 3:
A F#
Back at headquarters, khaki decisions are made
A F#
File under "Futile": that should give you its main point of reference
E
It's all so confusing, what with pythons and then deadly flies
A F#
But to them, it's a picnic, don't ask me why.
A F#
Thirteen was chosen because of his luck, eleven because of his feet:
A F#
One got signed up for exceptional pluck, another because he was mute.
E
Roaming about through the gelatine swamps with a gelatine eye on the stripes,
A F#
The squadron assembled what senses they had and this is the sound that they heard...
Outro:
A E
Back in Blighty, there was you There were milkmen every morning
D A
But these endless shiny trees, never used to be that way.
(repeat until fade)
Full
key step up
Half
key step up
Half
key step down
Full
key step down
