The Acid Queen Lyrics
[Verse 1]
If your child ain't all he should be now
This girl could put him right
I'll show him what he could be now
Just give me one night
[Chorus]
I'm the Gypsy, the Acid Queen, pay before we start
I'm the Gypsy, I'm guaranteed to tear your soul apart
[Verse 2]
Give us a room, close the door
Leave us for a while
Your boy won't be a boy no more
Young, but not a child
[Chorus]
I'm the Gypsy, the Acid Queen, pay before we start
The Gypsy, I'm guaranteed to tear your soul apart
[Bridge]
Gather your wits and hold on fast
Your mind must learn to roam
Just as the Gypsy Queen must do
You're gonna hit the road
If your child ain't all he should be now
This girl could put him right
I'll show him what he could be now
Just give me one night
[Chorus]
I'm the Gypsy, the Acid Queen, pay before we start
I'm the Gypsy, I'm guaranteed to tear your soul apart
[Verse 2]
Give us a room, close the door
Leave us for a while
Your boy won't be a boy no more
Young, but not a child
[Chorus]
I'm the Gypsy, the Acid Queen, pay before we start
The Gypsy, I'm guaranteed to tear your soul apart
[Bridge]
Gather your wits and hold on fast
Your mind must learn to roam
Just as the Gypsy Queen must do
You're gonna hit the road
[Verse 3]
My work is done, now look at him
He's never been more alive
His head, it shakes, his fingers clutch
Watch his body writhe
[Chorus]
I'm the Gypsy, the Acid Queen, pay before we start
I'm the Gypsy, I'm guaranteed to break your little heart
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Verse 4]
If your child ain't all he should be now
This girl will put him right
I'll show him what he could be now
Just give me one night
[Chorus]
I'm the Gypsy, the Acid Queen, pay before we start
The Gypsy, I'm guaranteed to tear your soul apart
My work is done, now look at him
He's never been more alive
His head, it shakes, his fingers clutch
Watch his body writhe
[Chorus]
I'm the Gypsy, the Acid Queen, pay before we start
I'm the Gypsy, I'm guaranteed to break your little heart
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Verse 4]
If your child ain't all he should be now
This girl will put him right
I'll show him what he could be now
Just give me one night
[Chorus]
I'm the Gypsy, the Acid Queen, pay before we start
The Gypsy, I'm guaranteed to tear your soul apart
About
Genius Annotation
The Prostitute from “The Hawker” takes Tommy and after giving him hallucinogenics, tells his parents his mind is alive. However he is still deaf, dumb, and blind.
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- 1.Overture
- 2.It’s a Boy
- 3.1921
- 5.Sparks
- 7.Christmas
- 8.Cousin Kevin
- 9.The Acid Queen
- 10.Underture
- 12.Fiddle About
- 13.Pinball Wizard
- 14.There’s a Doctor
- 17.Smash the Mirror
- 18.Sensation
- 19.Miracle Cure
- 20.Sally Simpson
- 21.I’m Free
- 22.Welcome
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Recorded At
IBC and Morgan Studios, London (September 19, 1968 - March 7, 1969)
Release Date
May 23, 1969
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