^ECircumstances eat themselves The ^Apresent tense^A/G# has ^F#mbeen ^BFill the fancy bowl up At the ^Apresent tense tur^Eeen.

^EI once had a girl, she lived in the past It was clear that re^Alationship wouldn't ^Elast It was clear from the ^Bway she had to sleep south It was clear from the ^Alines around her ^Emouth

So I went for a walk in the ravine

I came upon an ^Aunbelievable ^Escene In a tiny ^Bcreek there's a tiny boat With a tiny ^Aman in a tiny ^Ecoat

I said "Hey man, do you think you can help?"

He said "Of cour^Ase I can - I'^Em an elf We're not just ^Bfictional device We sail ^Aravines and give ad^Evice"

I said "My baby is what it's about"

He cried "Hel^Ams a-lee, boy, I'm com^Ein' about Don't fill me ^Bin on right or wrong Take these ^Aropes and sing this ^Esong"

^ECircumstances eat themselves The ^Apresent tense^A/G# has ^F#mbeen ^BFill the fancy bowl up At the ^Apresent tense tur^Eeen.

^EHis eyes were afire, he lit up a coal Handed me a ^Aladle and a little white ^Ebowl Put the pot on the ^Bfire, he opened a book And said "^A;sit down, the thing's g^Eotta cook"

"That's the loveliest pot I've ever seen"

He said "it's n^Aot a pot, it's ^Ea tureen And what's in^Bside will make you well So ring this ^Alittle dinner ^Ebell"

Then he giggled in french - that's what he did

Like a kid at ^AChristmas, as he opened the ^Elid "Help^B yourself" he beamed with pride But there was ^Ano sweet soup in^Eside.

Silence fell on the cooling night

I thought I better ^Afake it just to be ^Epolite Smallest ^Bfriend, biggest moon Empty ^Abowl, empty ^Espoon.

^ECircumstances eat themselves The ^Apresent tense^A/G# has ^F#mbeen ^BFill the fancy bowl up At the ^Apresent tense tur^Eeen.

Moxy Fruvous - Present tense tureen