Lindy Comes To Town

Album: Between The Wars (1995)
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  • Lindy flew his plane across the dark Atlantic
    Put her down near Paris and the crowds went frantic
    They raced across the field, to touch the wings and wheels
    And reach inside the cockpit just to see if he was real

    Back in New York City people watched and waited
    The news came down the wire and they celebrated
    And in that time so brief, it was everyone's belief
    That the world had grown no bigger than a pocket handkerchief

    When Lindy comes to town and all the bands are playing
    When Lindy comes to town and all the flags are waving
    Mr Coolidge he will say, it's a public holiday
    You can see them ride down Wall Street in a tickertape parade

    I want to be there in that crown upon that bright, bright morning
    And I can tell the world I saw a new day dawning
    With my baby by my side in among that human tide
    I want to be right there when Lindy comes to town

    Every day is better than the one before it
    If I see a raincloud then I'll just ignore it
    Everbody says it'll get much better yet
    It's 1927 and my whole life lies ahead

    Gonna get myself a car and find a place to park it
    Get a little cash and put it in the market
    And on my wedding day I will turn around and say
    There never was a better time than this one anyway

    When Lindy comes to town and all the bands are playing
    When Lindy comes to town and all the flags are waving
    Mr Coolidge he will say, it's a public holiday
    You can see them ride down Wall Street in a tickertape parade

    I want to be there in that crown upon that bright, bright morning
    And I can tell the world I saw a new day dawning
    With my baby by my side in among that human tide
    I want to be right there when Lindy comes to town Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Paul from San Francisco, CaThe description above is much too ingenuous... this is a song which talks about "getting a little cash and putting it in the market" in 1927! Not exactly the brightest of ideas.

    The song is written to convey the absurd cheeriness and optimism of the late 1920s (and does an amazing job of doing so, I might add). Dramatic irony at its finest.
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