Aeroplane (never Ask Twice) lyrics
by Madness



(McPherson/Barson) Transcribed by ir.drs. Ben Jos Walbeehm (Walbeehm@fsw.ruu.nl) with Charles Corby (cmcorby@buffnet1.buffnet.net) Date of last revision: January 26, 1995.Please observe my continental alligator skin line shoulder bagI've covered it in stickers from far and wideAnd stuffed it full of suits and matching tiesI've travelled on the seas and I've travelled on the landAnd there's not a single person I can't understandI've forgotten the languages and wave my cashI've enjoyed every minute of it with a splashI wear a Panama on my Brilcremed hairI think I carry it with a certain flairWhen travelling abroad I know the scoreWith the voice of authority from the first a-world warI went all through to Congo on a magic pleasure knockStaving off disease with hallucinogenic drugsWith a mind-bending root from a local native sourceMade my mind and my body have a premature divorceI felt like I was sliding from a massive heightIt seemed like it was morning in the middle of the nightMy eyes were open, though there's nothing much to seeA swirling mist of imagesThe seas are my friend and the skies my homeWhen clinging to the arm-rests, I travel aloneI'm always ready to give adviceTravelling companions never ask twiceI've travelled on the seas and I've travelled on the landAnd there's not a single person I can't understandI've forgotten the languages and wave my cashI've enjoyed every minute of it with a splashI've travelled on the seas and I've travelled on the landAnd there's not a single person I can't understandI've forgotten the languages and wave my cashI've enjoyed every minute of it with a splash> B-side of 'Shut Up' 12" (1981)