John And Mary - Clare's Scarf lyrics

(John Lombardo/Mary Ramsey) Now she is living in the garret From fear she never leaves her home The neighbors sunning on their porches The world enchanting down below She knows them like they were a family But it is she they never see Ooh Clare wraps the scarf around her head The one she loves, rubious red Peers through the looking gla** Her heart sinks slowly Clare spends time with books Of fancy riddled rhymes And she tries hard at learning new words She's making lists of every vow She'll never keep Clare wraps the scarf around her head The one she loves, rubious red Peers through the looking gla** Her heart sinks slowly When sorting through her mind She finds it hard to find A memory that is all her own Ooh you took all I ever wanted As through your own Clare wakes up, morning starts with a parade The flags were snapping in the sun She saw old soldiers on display Bowed and greyed but not afraid Clare wraps the scarf around her head The one she loves, rubious red Peers through the looking gla** She walks on slowly Ooh you took all I ever wanted As through your own