Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians - Tropical Flesh Mandala lyrics

Lying out there on the beach Was a pleasant growth In the reach of me and you In the reach of both Tropical flesh mandala Tropical flesh mandala Floating in a moist exotic pool Feeling so good-natured I could drool So I took a photograph So there'd be no doubt When I got the pictures back None of them came out Tropical flesh mandala Tropical flesh mandala Underneath your ribcage and your skin Honey, there's a new way to get in It was covered in pink scales Lots of tiny feathers Valves that opened up and closed Very tight together Tropical flesh mandala Tropical flesh mandala On the night the creature came ashore Someone told Joanna what they're for