The Moon On A Stick

from Battery Powered Mystery Action by John Dog

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Often, my mother said:
"It's good to have something to fall back on
Should you land on your head,
And all of the neighbours read it in the paper
And point as they laugh themselves sick,
Cos you asked for The Moon On A Stick"

But young and foolish was I
And anyway what would my Mam know
Of my plans to capture the sky
Well, long story short, I'm not an astronaut
And the neighbours, they laughed themselves sick
Cos I asked for The Moon On A Stick

No, I don't mean to say that no-one should ever walk tall
I don't sit there hoping the child will burst his balloon
For pride precedes a leap as well as a fall
There was death and disaster but those crazy bastards
They did plant a stick in the moon

On a warm night, out in the backyard
You're watching as your little spaceman looks past you
And up to the stars
You watch him reach out with your heart in your mouth
Cos he's learning, and he's learning quick
To ask for the Moon On A Stick

And you want him to, God help you
Ask for the Moon on a Stick

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from Battery Powered Mystery Action, released February 4, 2011
Written and performed by John Dog

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John Dog Galway, Ireland

John Dog is a singer and songwriter from Galway, Ireland. A true believer in the popular song, his own are often wordy, arguably tuneful, occasionally funny, and usually short.

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