(These lyrics were originally from Andrew Marvick's The Garden.)

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"Babooshka"


Never for Ever
 Written by Kate Bush 



Cover of single
Back of single 







 She wanted to test her husband.


 She knew exactly what to do:


 A pseudonym to fool him.


 She couldn't have made a worse move.






 She sent him scented letters,


 And he received them with a strange delight.


 Just like his wife


 But how she was before the tears,


 And how she was before the years flew by,


 And how she was when she was beautiful.


 She signed the letter






      "All yours,


       Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!


       All yours,


       Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!"






 She wanted to take it further,


 So she arranged a place to go,


 To see if he


 Would fall for her incognito.


 And when he laid eyes on her,


 He got the feeling they had met before.


 Uncanny how she


 Reminds him of his little lady,


 Capacity to give him all he needs,


 Just like his wife before she freezed on him,


 Just like his wife when she was beautiful.


 He shouted out, "I'm






      All yours,


      Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!


      All yours,


      Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!


      All yours,


      Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!"




[Two demo recordings of this song are known, and each contains
alternate lyrics. As well as I can make them out, they read as follows:]




 [early, solo-piano demo version:]








 She wanted to test her husband.


 She knew exactly what to do:


 A pseudonym to fool him.


 She couldn't have made a worse move.






 She sent him scented letters.


 She was a delightful detective,


 Just like his wife


 But how she was before the tears,


 And how she was before the years flew by,


 And how she was when she was beautiful.


 She signs the letter






      "All yours,


       Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!


       All yours,


       Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!"






 She wanted to take it further,


 So she arranged a place to go,


 To see if he


 Would fall for her incognito.


 And when he laid eyes on her,


 He got the feeling that he knew her well.


 Uncanny how she


 Reminds him of the hills beyond the sea. [?]


 She seems to know the way to please him,


 Just like his wife before she freezed on him,


 Just like his wife when she was beautiful.


 He shouted out, "I'm






      All yours,


      Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!


      All yours,


      Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya! [to fade-out]




[The second, "rhythm-box" demo version:]






 She wanted to test her husband.


 She knew exactly what to do:


 A pseudonym to fool him.


 She couldn't have made a worse move.






 She sent him scented letters,


 And he received them with a strange delight.


 Just like his wife


 But how she was before the tears,


 And how she was before the years flew by,


 And how she was when she was beautiful.


 She signed the letter






       "All yours,


       Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!


       All yours,


       Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!"






 


 She wanted to take it further,


 So she arranged a place to go,


 To see if he


 Would fall for her incognito.


 And when he laid eyes on her,


 He got the feeling that he knew her well.


 Uncanny how she


 Can take him back into the blue summers, [?]


 Can say the things that make him want to laugh,


 Just like his wife before she freezed on him,


 Just like his wife when she was beautiful.


 He shouted out, "I'm






      All yours,


      Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!


      All yours,


      Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya! [to fade-out]






©1980 Kate Bush Music/EMI Music Publ. Ltd. 





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