Tuesday 21 March 2023

[No. 1,084] The rock

Stare at it from the sea.

And I don't know[1], and will there be trouble in the sea ... or will it be a smooth life?[1], and I don't know[2], and big waves ... or little?[1], and will there be trouble in the sea ... or will it be a smooth life?[2], and those winds ...[1], and big waves ... or little?[2], and I'm pretty sure the dolphins will love you ... well, as long as you're a kook[1], and those winds ...[2], and ... 'The squares???'[1], and I'm pretty sure the dolphins will love you ... well, as long as you're a kook[2], and I've given up on the squares, man ... oh, they don't deserve all the knowledge and wisdom I've got in me[1], and ... 'The squares???'[2], and ... 'Given up? Great!'[1], and I've given up on the squares, man ... oh, they don't deserve all the knowledge and wisdom I've got in me[2], and, yeah, yeah ... I've given up![1], and ... 'Given up? Great!'[2], and I'm no fool ... I'm a rather serious spiritual aristocrat, you know[1], and, yeah, yeah ... I've given up![2], and, listen ...[1], and I'm no fool ... I'm a rather serious spiritual aristocrat, you know[2], and, you, kook, you ... ... ... I'm talking to you![1], and, listen ...[2], and ... come on![1], and, you, kook, you ... ... ... I'm talking to you![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and ... uh ... just imagine that we're splashing a-ROUND together[1], and ... come on![2], and ... in the sea![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and ... uh ... just imagine that we're splashing a-ROUND together[2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and ... in the sea![2], and because, because ... we are! ... in my mind[1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and, uh ... my soul, so obviously[1], and because, because ... we are! ... in my mind[2], and ... 'Your heart!'[1], and, uh ... my soul, so obviously[2], and ... my heart, my heart ... me old heart[1], and ... 'Your heart!'[2], and let me feel young again ...[1], and ... my heart, my heart ... me old heart[2], and ... ... ... look![1], and let me feel young again ...[2], and can you see the rock? ... not moving at all ... oh dear ... probably eaten up with jealousy[1], and ... ... ... look![2], and it's a shame, but ...[1], and can you see the rock? ... not moving at all ... oh dear ... probably eaten up with jealousy[2], and we shouldn't be so smug ...[1], and it's a shame, but ...[2], and, listen to me ... that rock has been there for ... a long time ...I suppose we're here for a good time[1], and we shouldn't be so smug ...[2], and I want to see ...[1], and, listen to me ... that rock has been there for ... a long time ...I suppose we're here for a good time[2], and, oh ... you're smiling!!! ... at last[1], and I want to see ...[2], and are you, you ... YOU(!) enjoying yourself?[1], and, oh ... you're smiling!!! ... at last[2], and ... 'I am!'[1], and are you, you ... YOU(!) enjoying yourself?[2], and I'm so happy, so happy ... that we're together now ... having a really good time[1], and ... 'I am!'[2], and where are the dolphins???[1], and I'm so happy, so happy ... that we're together now ... having a really good time[2], and ... 'There they are!'[1], and where are the dolphins???[2], and, ha, ha, ha! ... hello, my friends ... join the party ... and don't worry about that miserable rock[1], and ... 'There they are!'[2], and, and, and ...[1], and, ha, ha, ha! ... hello, my friends ... join the party ... and don't worry about that miserable rock[2], and, yes, yes ... the rock will have the last laugh ... but we don't care ... we've got these laughs right here[1], and, and, and ...[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[1], and, yes, yes ... the rock will have the last laugh ... but we don't care ... we've got these laughs right here[2], and we're alive![1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[2], and I don't know[3], and we're alive![2], and will there be trouble in the sea ... or will it be a smooth life?[3], and big waves ... or little?[3], and those winds ...[3], and I'm pretty sure the dolphins will love you ... well, as long as you're a kook[3], and ... 'The squares???'[3], and I've given up on the squares, man ... oh, they don't deserve all the knowledge and wisdom I've got in me[3], and ... 'Given up? Great!'[3], and, yeah, yeah ... I've given up![3], and I'm no fool ... I'm a rather serious spiritual aristocrat, you know[3], and, listen ...[3], and, you, kook, you ... ... ... I'm talking to you![3], and ... come on![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and ... uh ... just imagine that we're splashing a-ROUND together[3], and ... in the sea![3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and because, because ... we are! ... in my mind[3], and, uh ... my soul, so obviously[3], and ... 'Your heart!'[3], and ... my heart, my heart ... me old heart[3], and let me feel young again ...[3], and ... ... ... look![3], and can you see the rock? ... not moving at all ... oh dear ... probably eaten up with jealousy[3], and it's a shame, but ...[3], and we shouldn't be so smug ...[3], and, listen to me ... that rock has been there for ... a long time ...I suppose we're here for a good time[3], and I want to see ...[3], and, oh ... you're smiling!!! ... at last[3], and are you, you ... YOU(!) enjoying yourself?[3], and ... 'I am!'3], and I'm so happy, so happy ... that we're together now ... having a really good time[3], and where are the dolphins???[3], and ... 'There they are!'[3], and, ha, ha, ha! ... hello, my friends ... join the party ... and don't worry about that miserable rock[3], and, and, and ...[3], and, yes, yes ... the rock will have the last laugh ... but we don't care ... we've got these laughs right here[3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[3], and we're alive![3], and

And I don't know[1], and will there be trouble in the sea ... or will it be a smooth life?[1], and I don't know[2], and big waves ... or little?[1], and will there be trouble in the sea ... or will it be a smooth life?[2], and those winds ...[1], and big waves ... or little?[2], and I'm pretty sure the dolphins will love you ... well, as long as you're a kook[1], and those winds ...[2], and ... 'The squares???'[1], and I'm pretty sure the dolphins will love you ... well, as long as you're a kook[2], and I've given up on the squares, man ... oh, they don't deserve all the knowledge and wisdom I've got in me[1], and ... 'The squares???'[2], and ... 'Given up? Great!'[1], and I've given up on the squares, man ... oh, they don't deserve all the knowledge and wisdom I've got in me[2], and, yeah, yeah ... I've given up![1], and ... 'Given up? Great!'[2], and I'm no fool ... I'm a rather serious spiritual aristocrat, you know[1], and, yeah, yeah ... I've given up![2], and, listen ...[1], and I'm no fool ... I'm a rather serious spiritual aristocrat, you know[2], and, you, kook, you ... ... ... I'm talking to you![1], and, listen ...[2], and ... come on![1], and, you, kook, you ... ... ... I'm talking to you![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and ... uh ... just imagine that we're splashing a-ROUND together[1], and ... come on![2], and ... in the sea![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and ... uh ... just imagine that we're splashing a-ROUND together[2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and ... in the sea![2], and because, because ... we are! ... in my mind[1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and, uh ... my soul, so obviously[1], and because, because ... we are! ... in my mind[2], and ... 'Your heart!'[1], and, uh ... my soul, so obviously[2], and ... my heart, my heart ... me old heart[1], and ... 'Your heart!'[2], and let me feel young again ...[1], and ... my heart, my heart ... me old heart[2], and ... ... ... look![1], and let me feel young again ...[2], and can you see the rock? ... not moving at all ... oh dear ... probably eaten up with jealousy[1], and ... ... ... look![2], and it's a shame, but ...[1], and can you see the rock? ... not moving at all ... oh dear ... probably eaten up with jealousy[2], and we shouldn't be so smug ...[1], and it's a shame, but ...[2], and, listen to me ... that rock has been there for ... a long time ...I suppose we're here for a good time[1], and we shouldn't be so smug ...[2], and I want to see ...[1], and, listen to me ... that rock has been there for ... a long time ...I suppose we're here for a good time[2], and, oh ... you're smiling!!! ... at last[1], and I want to see ...[2], and are you, you ... YOU(!) enjoying yourself?[1], and, oh ... you're smiling!!! ... at last[2], and ... 'I am!'[1], and are you, you ... YOU(!) enjoying yourself?[2], and I'm so happy, so happy ... that we're together now ... having a really good time[1], and ... 'I am!'[2], and where are the dolphins???[1], and I'm so happy, so happy ... that we're together now ... having a really good time[2], and ... 'There they are!'[1], and where are the dolphins???[2], and, ha, ha, ha! ... hello, my friends ... join the party ... and don't worry about that miserable rock[1], and ... 'There they are!'[2], and, and, and ...[1], and, ha, ha, ha! ... hello, my friends ... join the party ... and don't worry about that miserable rock[2], and, yes, yes ... the rock will have the last laugh ... but we don't care ... we've got these laughs right here[1], and, and, and ...[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[1], and, yes, yes ... the rock will have the last laugh ... but we don't care ... we've got these laughs right here[2], and we're alive![1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[2], and I don't know[3], and we're alive![2], and will there be trouble in the sea ... or will it be a smooth life?[3], and big waves ... or little?[3], and those winds ...[3], and I'm pretty sure the dolphins will love you ... well, as long as you're a kook[3], and ... 'The squares???'[3], and I've given up on the squares, man ... oh, they don't deserve all the knowledge and wisdom I've got in me[3], and ... 'Given up? Great!'[3], and, yeah, yeah ... I've given up![3], and I'm no fool ... I'm a rather serious spiritual aristocrat, you know[3], and, listen ...[3], and, you, kook, you ... ... ... I'm talking to you![3], and ... come on![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and ... uh ... just imagine that we're splashing a-ROUND together[3], and ... in the sea![3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and because, because ... we are! ... in my mind[3], and, uh ... my soul, so obviously[3], and ... 'Your heart!'[3], and ... my heart, my heart ... me old heart[3], and let me feel young again ...[3], and ... ... ... look![3], and can you see the rock? ... not moving at all ... oh dear ... probably eaten up with jealousy[3], and it's a shame, but ...[3], and we shouldn't be so smug ...[3], and, listen to me ... that rock has been there for ... a long time ...I suppose we're here for a good time[3], and I want to see ...[3], and, oh ... you're smiling!!! ... at last[3], and are you, you ... YOU(!) enjoying yourself?[3], and ... 'I am!'3], and I'm so happy, so happy ... that we're together now ... having a really good time[3], and where are the dolphins???[3], and ... 'There they are!'[3], and, ha, ha, ha! ... hello, my friends ... join the party ... and don't worry about that miserable rock[3], and, and, and ...[3], and, yes, yes ... the rock will have the last laugh ... but we don't care ... we've got these laughs right here[3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[3], and we're alive![3], and

And I don't know[1], and will there be trouble in the sea ... or will it be a smooth life?[1], and I don't know[2], and big waves ... or little?[1], and will there be trouble in the sea ... or will it be a smooth life?[2], and those winds ...[1], and big waves ... or little?[2], and I'm pretty sure the dolphins will love you ... well, as long as you're a kook[1], and those winds ...[2], and ... 'The squares???'[1], and I'm pretty sure the dolphins will love you ... well, as long as you're a kook[2], and I've given up on the squares, man ... oh, they don't deserve all the knowledge and wisdom I've got in me[1], and ... 'The squares???'[2], and ... 'Given up? Great!'[1], and I've given up on the squares, man ... oh, they don't deserve all the knowledge and wisdom I've got in me[2], and, yeah, yeah ... I've given up![1], and ... 'Given up? Great!'[2], and I'm no fool ... I'm a rather serious spiritual aristocrat, you know[1], and, yeah, yeah ... I've given up![2], and, listen ...[1], and I'm no fool ... I'm a rather serious spiritual aristocrat, you know[2], and, you, kook, you ... ... ... I'm talking to you![1], and, listen ...[2], and ... come on![1], and, you, kook, you ... ... ... I'm talking to you![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and ... uh ... just imagine that we're splashing a-ROUND together[1], and ... come on![2], and ... in the sea![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and ... uh ... just imagine that we're splashing a-ROUND together[2], and ... 'Ha!'[1], and ... in the sea![2], and because, because ... we are! ... in my mind[1], and ... 'Ha!'[2], and, uh ... my soul, so obviously[1], and because, because ... we are! ... in my mind[2], and ... 'Your heart!'[1], and, uh ... my soul, so obviously[2], and ... my heart, my heart ... me old heart[1], and ... 'Your heart!'[2], and let me feel young again ...[1], and ... my heart, my heart ... me old heart[2], and ... ... ... look![1], and let me feel young again ...[2], and can you see the rock? ... not moving at all ... oh dear ... probably eaten up with jealousy[1], and ... ... ... look![2], and it's a shame, but ...[1], and can you see the rock? ... not moving at all ... oh dear ... probably eaten up with jealousy[2], and we shouldn't be so smug ...[1], and it's a shame, but ...[2], and, listen to me ... that rock has been there for ... a long time ...I suppose we're here for a good time[1], and we shouldn't be so smug ...[2], and I want to see ...[1], and, listen to me ... that rock has been there for ... a long time ...I suppose we're here for a good time[2], and, oh ... you're smiling!!! ... at last[1], and I want to see ...[2], and are you, you ... YOU(!) enjoying yourself?[1], and, oh ... you're smiling!!! ... at last[2], and ... 'I am!'[1], and are you, you ... YOU(!) enjoying yourself?[2], and I'm so happy, so happy ... that we're together now ... having a really good time[1], and ... 'I am!'[2], and where are the dolphins???[1], and I'm so happy, so happy ... that we're together now ... having a really good time[2], and ... 'There they are!'[1], and where are the dolphins???[2], and, ha, ha, ha! ... hello, my friends ... join the party ... and don't worry about that miserable rock[1], and ... 'There they are!'[2], and, and, and ...[1], and, ha, ha, ha! ... hello, my friends ... join the party ... and don't worry about that miserable rock[2], and, yes, yes ... the rock will have the last laugh ... but we don't care ... we've got these laughs right here[1], and, and, and ...[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[1], and, yes, yes ... the rock will have the last laugh ... but we don't care ... we've got these laughs right here[2], and we're alive![1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[2], and I don't know[3], and we're alive![2], and will there be trouble in the sea ... or will it be a smooth life?[3], and big waves ... or little?[3], and those winds ...[3], and I'm pretty sure the dolphins will love you ... well, as long as you're a kook[3], and ... 'The squares???'[3], and I've given up on the squares, man ... oh, they don't deserve all the knowledge and wisdom I've got in me[3], and ... 'Given up? Great!'[3], and, yeah, yeah ... I've given up![3], and I'm no fool ... I'm a rather serious spiritual aristocrat, you know[3], and, listen ...[3], and, you, kook, you ... ... ... I'm talking to you![3], and ... come on![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and ... uh ... just imagine that we're splashing a-ROUND together[3], and ... in the sea![3], and ... 'Ha!'[3], and because, because ... we are! ... in my mind[3], and, uh ... my soul, so obviously[3], and ... 'Your heart!'[3], and ... my heart, my heart ... me old heart[3], and let me feel young again ...[3], and ... ... ... look![3], and can you see the rock? ... not moving at all ... oh dear ... probably eaten up with jealousy[3], and it's a shame, but ...[3], and we shouldn't be so smug ...[3], and, listen to me ... that rock has been there for ... a long time ...I suppose we're here for a good time[3], and I want to see ...[3], and, oh ... you're smiling!!! ... at last[3], and are you, you ... YOU(!) enjoying yourself?[3], and ... 'I am!'3], and I'm so happy, so happy ... that we're together now ... having a really good time[3], and where are the dolphins???[3], and ... 'There they are!'[3], and, ha, ha, ha! ... hello, my friends ... join the party ... and don't worry about that miserable rock[3], and, and, and ...[3], and, yes, yes ... the rock will have the last laugh ... but we don't care ... we've got these laughs right here[3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[3], and we're alive![3], and