Death of a Dandy

Take off your coat of many colors

And throw it on the floor

Like your old discarded lovers

The ones you can't recall

Lay your head down on the pillow

Place your hand upon your chest

Close your eyes and think of England

To take your final rest

Sometimes all the love in the world

Is never quite enough

They love you and adore you

But only when you're dressing up

It's all this useless love

A total waste of time

One day the sun will dim and die

With no one left to mind

The death of a dandy

A grand dilly dandy

Let's dip our maraschinos

In a glass of cherry brandy

You're all out of witticism

No longer bonne-vivant

They all wait for you to sparkle

In the end you said you can't

Lay your head down on the pillow

Spray yourself with rose'

Place your mirror on the bedside

Kiss the only one you love

Sometimes all the love in the world

Is never quite enough

They never really knew you

Never saw you looking rough

It's all this pointless life

A total waste of time

Everything moves on so fast

And we get left behind

The death of a dandy

A funeral for a lord

The death of Narcissus

Another angel fall

In your youth you had enough beauty

That you could make a hard man cry

But it was written in your legend

That you had to die

Sometimes all the love in the world

Is never quite enough

They love you and adore you

But only when you're dressing up

It's all this useless love

A total waste of time

One day the sun will dim and die

With no one left to mind

The death of a dandy

A grand dilly dandy

Let's dip our maraschinos

In a glass of cherry brandy

The death of a dandy

Oh, what an occasion

But you are simply sobbing

With just the rasons

The death of a dandy

The faith of a prince

Your chateau Brianne

We're just here to miss

The death of a dandy

A funeral for a lord

The death of Narcissus

Another angel fall