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September 22, 2008
The Green Door
Ever since Davie and Moore wrote the song in 1956 people have been speculatin’ as to just what goes on behind the green door.
Midnight
One more night without sleeping’ –
Watchin’
Till the morning comes creepin’
Green door
What’s that secret you’re keepin’?
There’s an old piano and
They play it hot behind the
Green door
Don’t know what they’re doin’
But they laugh a lot behind the green door.
Wish they’d let me in
So I could find out what’s
Behind the green door.
Knocked once
Tried to tell them I’d been there
Door slammed
Hospitality’s thin there
Wonder just what’s goin’ on in there
Saw an eyeball peepin’ through a smokey cloud
Behind the green door.
But in 1926 AA Milne knew:
illustration by Ernest H Shepard
Posted by john at September 22, 2008 12:40 PM