Compositor: Roger Waters / Syd Barrett
There was a boy whose name was Jim
His friends, they were very good to him
They gave him tea, and cakes, and jam
And slices of delicious ham
Oh Mother, tell me more!
Why’d 'ya have to leave me there
hanging in my infant air
Waiting?
You only have to read the lines
They’re scribbly black and everything shines
The chief defect of Henry King
Was chewing little bits of string
At last he swallowed some which tied
Itself in ugly knots inside
Wandering and dreaming
The words have different meaning
Yes they did
In finding she was left alone
Went tiptoe to the telephone, 999
and summoned the immediate aid
Of London's Noble Fire Brigade
For all the time spent in that room
The doll’s house, darkness, old perfume
And fairy stories held me high
On clouds of sunlight floating by
Oh Mother, tell me more!
Tell me more!
Aaah
Aaah
Aaah