Magic Shadow Show
Chorus
In and out, above, below
Phantom figures come and go,
Just a magic shadow show,
Come, love, watch with me.
It may be sad, it may be fun,
The leaves of life fall one by one,
The wine of life too soon is done
In this magic shadow show.
A loaf of bread and you and me,
A jug of wine beneath the tree,
We will sit and we will see
A magic shadow show.
A thousand blossoms of today
Will soon be scattered into clay,
Today becomes a yesterday —
Magic shadow show.
Leave tomorrow and yesterday,
With old Khayyam come sip today,
Listen to my Rubaiyat,
Magic shadow show.
Could you and I with fate conspire,
Remould this scheme of things entire,
Nearer to the heart's desire,
What a magic shadow show.