David Bowie
Deram Anthology 1966-68
The Laughing Gnome
I was walking down the high street
When i heard footsteps behind me
And there was a little old man hello
In scarlet and grey, shuffling away laughter
Well he trotted back to my house
And he sat beside the telly oaah.
With his tiny hands on his tummy
Chuckling away, laughing all day laughter
Oh, i ought to report you to the gnome office
Gnome office
Yes
Hahahahaha
Ha ha ha, hee hee hee
Im a laughing gnome and you dont catch me
Ha ha ha, hee hee hee
Im a laughing gnome and you cant catch me
Said the laughing gnome
Well i gave him roasted toadstools and a glass of dandelion wine burp, pardon
Then i put him on a train to eastbourne
Carried his bag and gave him a fag
Havent you got a light boy?
Here, where do you come from?
Gnome-mans land, hahihihi
Oh, really?
In the morning when i woke up
He was sitting on the edge of my bed
With his brother whose name was fred
Hed bought him along to sing me a song
Right, lets hear it
Here, whats that clicking noise?
Thats fred, hes a metrognome, haha
Ha ha ha, hee hee hee
Im a laughing gnome and you dont catch me
Ha ha ha, hee hee hee
Im a laughing gnome and you cant catch me
Own up, im a gnome, aint i right, haha
Havent you got an ome to go to?
No, were gnomads
Didnt they teach you to get your hair cut at school? you look like a rolling gnome.
No, not at the london school of ecognomics
Now theyre staying up the chimney
And were living on caviar and honey hooray!
Cause theyre earning me lots of money
Writing comedy prose for radio shows
Its the-er what?
Its the gnome service of course
Ha ha ha, hee hee hee
Im a laughing gnome and you dont catch me
Ha ha ha, oh, dear me
Ha ha ha, hee hee hee
Im a laughing gnome and you cant catch me
Ha ha ha, hee hee hee
Im a laughing gnome and you cant catch me
One more time, yeah