Magpie comes a-calling
Drops a marble from the sky
The tin roof sounds alarming
"Wake up, child, let this be a warning"
Says the magpie to the morning
"Don't let this fading summer pass you by"
"Don’t let this fading summer pass you by"

Come on, sorrow, take your own advice
This thundering and lightning gets you rain
I'm on a top secret mission, a Cousteau expedition
To find a diamond at the bottom of the drain
A diamond at the bottom of the drain
A diamond at the bottom of the drain

Mockingbird sings in the middle of the night
'Cause all his songs were stolen and he hides
He stole them from the whip-poor-wills
And the yellow meadowlark
He sings them for you special
He knows you’re afraid of the dark

Come on, sorrow, take your own advice
Hide under the bed, turn out the light
The stars this night in the sky are ringing out
You can almost hear them saying
"Close your eyes now, kid"
"Close your eyes now, kid"
"These old dreams are hid"
They are waiting
Waiting
They are waiting