Once upon the Seas of Abyssinia A cultured man with rings Within his ear-lobes Locked the door From which the sun arose A man at noon With shadows on his cheek bone Singed for sleep To use him as a pillow His robes of chintz were melting In the snows The stars with eyes Embedded in his footprints Wept sweet words From his remembered childhood Poets of the skies Look long and hard Once upon the Seas of Abyssinia A cultured man with rings Within his ear-lobes Locked the door From which the sun arose La, la, la, la, da, da, da, da, la, la, la, la.... (repeat til fade)