Genesis — Eleventh Earl of Mar

[Verse 1] The sun had been up for a couple of hours Covered the ground with a layer of gold Spirits were high and the raining had stopped The larder was low, But boy that wasn't all [Refrain 1] Eleventh Earl of Mar Couldn't get them very far Daddy! Oh Daddy, You Promised [Verse 2] Out on the road in the direction of Perth Backwards and forwards in a circle they went Found a city half open and ready to greet Those conquering heroes, with blisters on their feet [Refrain 2] Eleventh Earl of Mar Somehow got them all this far Daddy! You Promised, You Promised [Bridge 1] See the Stewart all dressed up He's got eyes in the back of his head Who came in a cockleshell boat That could only just float Couldn't even lift a sword Dressed too fine and smelling of wine [Bridge 2] Daddy you've got to go! Here come the bishop all dressed up He's gonna bless you if you're ready to pay One wave of his funny old stick There's a band of light across your eyes [Verse 3] Waited a week still they hadn't appeared That glorious timing that everyone feared So they're riding along on the crest of a wave They're headed for London, and that will be their grave [Refrain 3] Eleventh Earl of Mar Well he couldn't get them down that far Daddy! I'm waiting, I'm waiting [Middle Eight] Time to go to bed now Never seems too keen To be a guest now In a house of dreams Flying from a hillside Beckoning the trees A sailboat's awning Mimicking the breeze I'm fighting gravity falling My Daddy won't let them get me A voice screams seems to be calling The face turns features are burning [Bridge 3] Daddy, you've got to go! See the Fifteen going by Tell the Lairds and the Lords They're running backwards today And once again you stand alone [Verse 4] Bury your memories bury your friends Leave it alone for a year or two Till the stories go hazy and the legends come true Then do it again. Some Things never end [Refrain 4] Eleventh Earl of Mar Won't be going very far You Promised, You Promised, You Promised DADDY!