The Moon in June (BBC Version)

The Moon in June - Soft Machine - BBC Radio 1967-1972 Disc 1

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

I can still remember

The last time we played

On Top Gear

[Chorus 1]

And thought each little song

Was less than three minutes long

Mike squeezed a solo in somehow

[Verse 2]

And although we like our longer tunes

It seemed polite to cut them down

To little bits

They might be hits

Who gives a-after all

[Chorus 2]

Tell me how would you feel

In the place of John Peel

You just can't please all of the musicians all the time

[Interlude]

[Bass solo]

[Verse 3]

Playing now is lovely

Here in the BBC

We're free to play almost as long and as loud

As a jazz group or an orchestra on Radio 3

There are dancehalls and theatres

With acoustics worse than here

Not forgetting the extra facilities

Such as the tea machine

Just along the corridor

So, to all our mates like Kevin

Caravan and the old Pink Floyd

Allow me to recommend Top Gear

Despite its extraordinary name

Yes playing, playing now is lovely

Here in the BBC

We are free to play almost as long and as loud

As the foreign language classes

And that John Cage interview

And the jazz groups

And the orchestras on Radio 3

[Verse 4]

Pop stars drink each other’s wine

Plough each other’s earth

Hoping for companionship

And then perhaps rebirth

Plant seeds in fresher plots of earth

Bound up in concepts and dreams

And fears of worse things to come

They never do

They stay the same

Music-making still performs the normal functions

Background noise for people eating and talking and drinking and smoking

That's alright by us. Don't think that we're complaining

After all it's only leisure time, isn't it?

[Verse 5]

I could almost sing this song

In a nice tone of voice if I had to

I'd be glad to

It’s awfully nice to be here

So, let’s open the beers and get tipsy

We'd be mad to

But if you sound refined

You just can't blow the mind

Of a kiddy or young lady

And if you come from the Sun

You just can't fool a mum into thinking

That you are alright, really

[Chorus 3]

So, before this feeling dies

Remember, I could be telling lies

[Verse 6]

Now, I love your eyes

See how the time flies

I think it’s so great

You seem to change your fate

By working and playing

Something new in every way

Can be yours in a day

But I wonder

What I'm really saying

[Chorus 4]

So just before this feeling dies

Remember I may be telling lies

[Bridge]

Falsehoods

White lies

Adverts

Idle chat

Banter

Half-truths

Rumours

And just lies, plain lies

I shan't say

One more word

So instead I'll play drums

[Solos]