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

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"Kashka from Baghdad"


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Written by Kate Bush




 Kashka from Baghdad 


 Lives in sin, they say, 


 With another man, 


 But no one knows who. 






 Old friends never call there. 


 Some wonder if life's 


 Inside at all-- 


 If there's life inside at all. 






      But we know the lady who rents the room. 


      She catches them calling a la lune.  










           At night 


           They're seen 


           Laughing, 


           Loving. 


           They know 


           The way 


           To be 


           Happy. 








 They never go for walks. 


 Maybe it's because 


 The moon's not bright enough. 


 There's light in love, you see. 






 I watch their shadows, 


 Tall and slim, 


 In the window opposite. 


 I long to be with them. 






      'Cause when all the alley-cats come out, 


      You can hear music from Kashka's house. 










           At night 


           They're seen 


           Laughing, 


           Loving. 


           They know 


           The way 


           To be 


           Happy. 








      "Watching every night.* 


       Don't you know they're seen? 


       Won't you let me laugh? 


       Let me in your love. 






      "Watching every night. 


       Don't you know they're seen? 


       Won't you let me laugh? 


       Let me in your love. 






      "Watching every night. 


       Don't you know they're seen? 


       Won't you let me laugh? 


       Let me in your love. 






      "Watching every night. 


       Don't you know they're seen? 


       Won't you let me laugh?" 




[*--"Watching every night": Other sources have the nonsense 
syllables "Utcha every night," instead.]





[This song is also known in an early demo version, perhaps dating from 
between 1973 and 1976, which features a few alternate lines:]







 Kashka from Baghdad 


 Lives in sin, they say, 


 With another man, 


 But no one knows who. 






 Dark lights at night. 


 No one thinks there's life inside at all, 


 That there's life inside at all. 






      Except for the ladies who clean the house, 


      Except for the men who put the garbage out. 










          At night 


          They're seen 


          Laughing, 


          Dancing. 


          They know 


          The way 


          To be 


          Happy. 








 Never go for walks. 


 Maybe it's because 


 The moon's not bright enough. 


 Light in love, you see. 






 I watch their shadows, 


 Tall and slim, 


 In the window opposite. 


 I long to be with them. 






     What would I do if I were seen? 


     What would I do if they knew my feelings? 










          At night 


          They're seen 


          Laughing, 


          Loving. 


          They know 


          The way 


          To be 


          Happy. 








©1978 Kate Bush Music/EMI Music Publ. Ltd. 





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