Procol Harum - Cerdes (Outside the Gates of) [Live at Capitol Theatre, NJ, 1975]

Outside the gates of Cerdes Sits the two-pronged unicorn Plays at relaxation time A rhinestone flugelhorn While mermaids lace carnations Into wreaths for ailing whales Neptune dances hornpipes while Salome sheds her veils Phallus Phil tries peddling His pewter painted pot But Sousa Sam can only hear Screams of Peep the sot Who only sips his creme de menthe from terra cotta cups And exhales menthol scented breath whilst spewing verbiage up Down technical blind alleys Live the wraiths of former dreams Greeps who often crossed them Are no longer what they seem And even Christian Scientists Can but display marble plaques Which only retell legends, while my eyes, ah, reach out for facts Yeah, my eyes reach out for facts