Ruby Blue - Bloomsbury blue

^EmNice old girls ^Emsoak up the sun ^CWondering who won the ^Crace they run ^AmSad old boys suck on ^Amlager tins ^DStaggering past on ^Dtottering pins [c]Little kids play on the ^Cfountain by the square And the ^Dflower girl sells ^Dbunches by the ^Gpair ^EmBlue stocking blue a girl of ^Emhigh-legged renown ^CStrides past and through lacking ^Conly a gown Her ^Ammind is high her ^Amheels on the ground Poet^Dess of the ordinary ^Dher thoughts profound Her ^Ceyes are bright her ^Cnose looks down The ^Dbooks she reads are ^Dher only ^Gsound ^G

And you ^Emknow you can't have her You ^Emknow it's not you Only the ^Emgirls in the square ^GKnow who is who Only the ^Emdrunks by the fountain ^EmKnow what to do Only the ^Emkids on the benches can ^Dhave Bloomsbury ^Gblue

^EmBlue stocking blue makes ^Emtea in her flat ^CWonders whether the day is ^Cright to wear a hat She ^Amcalls a friend, ^Amstretches her calf Too^D lovely to be, too ^Dbeautiful by half She ^Cfalls on the bed and ^Carches her back ^DCloses her eyes and ^Ddreams of ^Gblack ^G

And you ^Emknow you can't have her You ^Emknow it's not you Only the ^Emladies of the night ^GKnow who is who Only the ^Emsleeping drunks ^EmKnow what to do Only the ^Emkids with their ball can ^Dhave Bloomsbury ^Gblue

^EmSee picture painters ^Embasking by the tree The ^Ccolours they use ^Cred blue and three The ^Ampublican laughs as ^Amthree men bet The ^Dhorses aren't running so they ^Dstay in debt ^CNewsprint for a bed, a ^Cdosser falls And ^Dsomewhere close a ^Dtennis player ^Gcalls ^G

Then the ^Dhorses run and the ^Cold girls dance ^GTime for the fair and the ^Ggames of chance ^DBooze is falling like ^Crain from the sky And ^Gflowers lighten be^Gfore they die ^DKids paint their faces and ^Cmamas laugh While ^Gbloomsbury blue ^Gties on her scarf ^DShe's on the square, ^Cshe's by the park ^GShe's in the light, ^Gshe's in the dark

And you ^Emknow you can't have her You ^Emknow it's not you Only the ^Emladies of the night ^GKnow who is who Only the ^Emsleeping drunks ^EmKnow what to do Only the ^Emkids with their ball can ^Dhave Bloomsbury ^Gblue

^EmMost of it's over she ^Emlies by the fire ^COnly she knows you ^Ccan't get much higher Than ^Amblue stocking blue a girl of ^Amhigh renown Who ^Dseeks and finds with^Dout a sound Who ^Duses the day as ^Dif it's the night Who ^Dpasses you by ^Dnever a sight Who ^Cmakes you shiver with^Cout knowing why Like ^Dbloomsbury blue is ^Dpart of the ^Gsky