Lyrics: Whaling Stories Album: Home Artist: Procol Harum   Pailing well after sixteen days, a mammoth task was set Sack the town, and rob the tower, and steal the alphabet Close the door and bar the gate, but keep the…

Lyrics: Fresh Fruit Album: Exotic Birds & Fruit Artist: Procol Harum   In praise of fruit i wrote this song Because of fruit my heart is strong Who could estimate its worth? Fruit’s the finest food on earth Fresh fruit,…

Lyrics: So Far Behind Album: Unknown Artist: Procol Harum   Your convent-cloistered, cluttered mind [calls] out for me but i’m behind You cannot see into your room Whose perfumed depths sing songs of doom But i am cold and cannot…

Lyrics: Butterfly Boys Album: Exotic Birds & Fruit Artist: Procol Harum   They tell us that we’re savages Who haven’t got a hope We’re burning in the furnaces, We’re choking at the smoke They say we haven’t got a choice,…

Lyrics: The Milk Of Human Kindness Album: A Salty Dog Artist: Procol Harum   (brooker / reid) When you knew that i had given all the kindness that i had Did you think that it might be time to stop?…

Lyrics: Pandora’s Box Album: Procol’s Ninth Artist: Procol Harum   While horsemen ride across the green And snow white still remains unseen. Pegasus, the winged horse, Relays his messages by morse. And like some pirate sailor We crossed the spanish…

Lyrics: Poor Mohammed Album: Broken Barricades Artist: Procol Harum   Poor mohammed at the peep show Kick the beggar down the stairs Can’t keep guard, he’s old and feeble Steal his books, burn his prayers Poor mohammed at the keyhole…

Lyrics: Still There’ll Be More Album: Home Artist: Procol Harum   I’ll bathe my eyes in a river of salt I’ll grow myself right up to the sky I’ll sing in the forest, tear down the trees I’ll foul all…

Lyrics: Power Failure Album: Broken Barricades Artist: Procol Harum   Climbing out of open windows Crashing down from broken stairs Keeping watch on smoking cinders Falling over burning chairs Tossed and crossed and screwed in transit Broken , splintered, bruised…

Lyrics: All This And More Album: A Salty Dog Artist: Procol Harum   (brooker / reid) It’s not that i’m so cheerful, though i’ll always raise a smile And if at times my nonsense rhymes then i’ll stand trial My…