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Dandy In The Underworld

(A Bolanic revision of Orpheus Descending)

Marc Bolan- guitar and vocal
Herbie Flowers- bass
Tony Newman- drums
Dino Dines-keyboards and synthesizer
Steve Harley- vocals

Prince of Players, Pawn of none
Born with steel reins on the heart of the Sun
Gypsy explorer of the New Jersey Heights
Exalted companion of cocaine nights **

ÕCos heÆs a Dandy in the Underworld
Dandy in the Underworld
When will he come up for air,
Will anybody ever care *

At an old eighteen exiled he was
To the deserted kingdoms of a mythical Oz
Distraction he wanted, to destruction he fell
Now he forever stalks the ancient
Mansions of hell

* Repeat

Now his lovers have left him
And his youthÆs ill spent
He cries in the dungeons and tries to repent
But change is a monster and changing is hard
But heÆll freeze away his summers in his
Underground yard

* Repeat
** Repeat
Repeat twice

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