John Cale - Lady Godiva's Operation Lyrics
Lady godiva, hair dressed so demurelyPats the head of another curly-haired boyJust another toySick with silence she weeps sincerelySaying words that have all so clearly been saidSo long agoDraperies wrapped gently round her shouldersLife has made her that much bolder nowThat she found out howDressed in silk, clad in lace and envyPride and joy of the latest penny fairPretty passing careHer hair today now are dipped in the waterMaking love to every poor daughters sonIsnt it fun?Now today, propping grace with envyLady godiva peers to see if anyones thereAnd hasnt a careThe doctors coming, the nurse thinks sweetlyTurning on the machines that neatly pump airThe body lies bareShaved and hairless, what once was screamingNow lies silent and almost sleepingThe brain must have gone awayStrapped securely to the white tableEther causes the body to wither and writheUnderneath the white lightThe doctor arrives, knife and baggageSees the growth as just so much cabbageThat nowMust be cut awayNow comes the moment of great! great! decision!The doctor is making his first incisionOne goes here - one goes thereThe ether tubes leaking says someone whos sloppyPatient it seems is not so well sleepingThe screams echo up the hallDont panic someone give him pentathol instantlyDoctor removes his bladeCagily so from the brainBy my count of ten -The head wont move!
