Tokyo Rosie - Strawbs

The willows stand on guard in the dark

Where lovers are rowing alone in the park

In awe of each other they make a mistake

And find they must spend one more night on the lake

And I don’t care if anyone knows

There’s no-one so fair as my Tokyo rose

I don’t care if anyone knows

There’s no-one so fair as my Tokyo Rosie

The blossom has fallen before the west wind;

The butterfly lies with its silken wings pinned;

Alone in the temple the lovers rejoice

And sing to each other with one single voice

I wear my silk kimono black

Get you monkey off my back

No matter where the west wind blows

You’ll never find a fallen rose

The flowers of heaven are roses in bloom;

The east wind turns west in the walls of my room

I build my defence in the palace of sin

The lovers make home and the loser must win