The Bevis Frond - Corinthian lyrics

I opened my eyes and reached for the clock that glowed in the dark like a luminous friend As a regency buck with a three cornered head appeared in my room and stood at the end of my bed At first I was sure it must be a dream but after awhile I knew it was real So I turned on the light and tried to be brave and the city outside was silent and still as the grave Paler than dawn was my visitor's face and darker than night was the shadow he cast So I rose from my bed and I asked him his name and he suddenly turned and vanished as quick as he came