CHELSEA MORNING                   Joni Mitchell


        Woke up, it was a Chelsea Morning
        And the first thing that I heard
        Was a song outside my window
        And the traffic wrote the words
        It came ringing up like Christmas Bells
        And rapping up like pipes and drums
        - Won't you stay, we'll put on the day
        And we'll wear it till the night comes.


        Woke up, it was a Chelsea Morning
        And the first thing that I saw
        Was the sun through yellow curtains
        And a rainbow on my wall
        Red, green and gold to welcome you
        Crimson crystal beads to beckon,
        - Won't you stay, we'll put on the day
        There's a sun- show every second.


           Now the curtain opens
           On a portrait of today
           And the streets are paved with passers- by
           And pigeons fly and papers lie
           Waiting to blow away.


        Woke up, it was a Chelsea Morning
        And the first thing that I knew
        There was milk and toast and honey
        And a bowl of oranges too
        And the sun poured in like Butterscotch
        And stuck to all my senses
        - Won't you stay, we'll put on the day
        And we'll talk in present tenses.


            Then the curtain closes
            And the rainbow runs away
            I will bring you incense, owls by night,
            By candle light, by jewel light
            If only you will stay,
            Oh pretty baby won't you
            Wake up, it's a Chelsea Morning.