Chelsea Morning
Joni Mitchell
[Intro] [Verse 1] Woke up it was a Chelsea morning and the first thing that I heard. Was a song outside my window and the traffic wrote the words. It came ringing up like Christmas bells and rapping up like pipes and drums. Oh won’t you stay? We’ll put on the day. And we’ll wear it ’till the night comes. [Verse 2] Woke up it was a Chelsea morning and the first thing that I saw. Was the sun through yellow curtainsand a rainbow on the wall. Blue red green and gold to welcome you crimson crystal beads to beckon. Oh won’t you stay? We’ll put on the day There’s a sun show every second. [Verse 3] Now the curtain opens on a portrait of today And the streets are paved with passersby And pigeons fly and papers lie waiting to blow away. [Instrumental] [Verse 4] Woke up it was a Chelsea morning and the first thing that I knew There was milk and toast and honey and a bowl of oranges too And the sun poured in like butterscotchand stuck to all my senses Oh won’t you stay? we’ll put on the day And we’ll talk in present tenses. [Verse 5] When the curtain closes and the rainbow runs away. I will bring you incense owls by night By candlelight by jewel-light If only you will stay Pretty baby won’t you Wake up it’s a Chelsea morning....