Cover art for The Magic Piper (Of Love) by Edwyn Collins

The Magic Piper (Of Love)

Oct. 21, 19971 viewer

The Magic Piper (Of Love) Lyrics

I'm through with love hangovers
It's best that I stay sober
No rolling in the clover
No Gretna Green to Dover
No honeymoon in Paris
I only feel embarrassed
For the cool cats
The tom kittens
Both smitten by the love songs
That he's written
Caught in the sights
Of a deadly sniper
The magic piper of love
The magic piper of love
Of love, of love

My girlfriend, she got blotto
Half cut in Santa's grotto
It turns out he's a dirty old man
The last place that I want to be
Is sat up on his Christmas tree
While playing his games of
Catch as catch can
'Cause he's a sweet talker
A silent stalker
All the savvy of a street walker
More deadly than a horned viper
The magic piper of love
The magic piper of love
Of love, of love
He's a heart breaker
A mover and a shaker
The magic piper of love

It's kinda hard to swallow
You know you've gotta follow
The magic piper of love

'Cause he's a city slicker
An expert politicker
The magic piper of love

Of love, of love
Of love, of love
Of love, of love

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Release Date
October 21, 1997
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