Van Dyke Parks - Clang Of The Yankee Reaper lyrics

Kibbee-Lawrence-Parks The sun never set on the empire Prince Albert came in a can If you expire before you retire And end up an "also-ran" It's fine time to drink tea from China Do drop a line Let me know I am fine Sun in the moonlight, in the moonlight Gone, just like I said The good old days are dead (Better get it through your head) As you harken to The clang of The Yankee Reaper It's like I said The good old days are dead As you harken to The clang of the Yankee Reaper Out in the rude wild abandon The Shah of Iran bought the plan Seen with the Queen he was all smiles He just bailed out the British Isles It's time to drink tea from fine china Just think of him when your light Starts to dim Sun in the moonlight, in the moonlight Gone, just like I said The good old days are dead (Better get it through your head) As you harken to The clang of The Yankee Reaper It's like I said The good old days are dead As you harken to The clang of the Yankee Reaper Harken to the clang of the Yankee Reaper The good old days are dead As you harken to the clang ...