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When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)

I am the fountain of affection,
I'm the instrument of joy,
And to keep the good times rolling,
I'm the boy, I'm the boy;
You know the world could be our oyster,
You just put your trust in me,
'Cause we'll keep the good times rolling,
Wait and see, wait and see.... Oh, wait and see!

His exhaltation, a sweet disintegration,
A few discolorations, then it comes along;
Up is why he chooses the kisses and the bruises,
There ain't nothing he refuses, then it comes along,
It comes along, and I am lifted, I am lifted, I am lifted!

When I'm up I can't get down,
Can't get down, can't get level;
When I'm up I can't get down,
Get my feet back on the ground.
When I'm up I can't get down,
Can't get down, can't get level;
When I'm up I can't get down,
Get my feet back on the ground.

He just needs something to blind him,
Something to wind him up;
It won't take long to find him,
When it comes on strong.

Wise guys are grinning, street lights are spinning,
The night is just beginning, and then it comes on strong;
It comes on strong, and I am lifted, I am lifted, I am lifted!

When I'm up I can't get down,
Can't get down, can't get level;
When I'm up I can't get down,
Get my feet back on the ground.
When I'm up I can't get down,
Can't get down, can't get level;
When I'm up I can't get down,
Get my feet back on the ground.

Oh it comes on strong, and I am lifted,
It comes on strong, and I am lifted, I am lifted, I am lifted!

When I'm up I can't get down,
Can't get down, can't get level;
When I'm up I can't get down,
Get my feet back on the ground.
When I'm up I can't get down,
Can't get down, can't get level;
When I'm up I can't get down,
Get my feet back on the ground.

####.... Ian Teller, Alan Prosser, John Jones of Oysterband (Holy Bandits, 1993) arranged by Great Big Sea (Play 1997) ....####

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