Rosy Rising Wake up child and greet the sun Morning time has just begun What? Surprised you're alive another day In the time of revelation, yeah You walk down to the church uptown And you stand in the fountain looking down And you think as you listen to the bells of St John's (ding... dang... dong) How so much time has gone Aw, Rosy Rising Get your big fat booty out of bed Stretch your toes and scratch your head Before life gets wasted on the dead another day In the time of revelation, yeah Do do do do, do do do do do do doo...etc The time of revelation's come at last So walk down to the church uptown And stand in the fountain, don't look down And smile when you listen to the bells of St. John's (ding... dang... dong) 'Cause there ain't nothing wrong Rosy Rising Wake up child and greet the sun Half your life has just begun What? Surprised you're alive another day Just to have this revelation, yeah In the time of revelation, yeah And it's a heartfelt revelation, yeah