Pelican & Penguin (From "In the Dutch Mountains") (Hofstede/Kloet/Stips - Hofstede) D E A ED D E A ED D E A ECD D E A ED D E A ED D E A ECD D E A E D E A E D My aunt is living in the country in a house by the water D E A E D That's the place where I learned to swim D E A E D E A E D When the uncle was still living he kept his prize winning chickens D E A E D That looked like waiters in black & white D E A D E A D E A ED D E A E D E A E D I was sleeping in the attic between the preservation bottles D E A E D And my cousin with peroxidized hair D E A D E A E D The boys next door were standing on a tyre of an aeroplane D E A E D In the middle of the river in their Sunday suits D E A D E A Pelican & Penguin you are wakening me up D E A E D [I'm in the middle of dreaming and you are tearing it apart] ? D E A D E A D E A ED D E A D E A E D My uncle he was reading lots of pocket books D E A E D He had one shelf for Penguin and one shelf for Pelican D E A E D E A E D When he was dead and buried my aunt gave me the books D E A E D She didn't care too much for reading D E A D E A D E A E D D E A D E A E D And nowadays when I travel I always take one of each D E A D I look at the back and make my choice D E A D E A Pelican & Penguin you are wakening me up D E A E D [I'm in the middle of dreaming and you are tearing it apart]? D E A D E A D E A ED... D E A D E A D E A ED