Woke up big this Chelsea morning and the first thing that I
heardWas a song outside my window And the traffic wrote the
wordsIt came ringing up like Christmas bellsAnd rapping up like
pipes and drumsOh, won't you stay, we'll put on a day
and we'll wear it till the night comesWoke up big this
Chelsea morning and the first thing that I sawWas the sun
through yellow curtainsAnd a rainbow on my wallBlue, red, green
and gold to welcome youCrimson, crystal peaks to beckonOh,
won't you stay, we'll put on a day, there's a
side-show every secondNow the curtain opens on a portrait of
todayAnd the streets are paved with passers-byAnd pictures fly
and papers lieJust waiting to blow awayWoke up big this Chelsea
morning and the first thing that I knewThere was milk and toast
and honeyAnd a bowl of oranges tooAnd the light poured in like
butterscotchAnd stuck to all my sensesOh, won't you stay,
we'll put on a day and we'll talk in present tensesNow
the curtain closes and the rainbow runs awayI'll bring you
incense owls by nightBy candle-light, by jewel-lightIf only you
will stayPretty baby, won't youWake up, it's the
Chelsea morning