Written by: Freddie Mercury
Running time: 3m 21s
Been here before a long time ago,
But this time I wear no sandals.
Ages past, I gave all you people
Food and water.
Three feet tall, so very small, I'm no trouble.
I bring you thunder, lightning, sun and the rain,
For all the people in the land.
A message of love,
I bring you from up above.
All good children gather around,
Come join your hands and sing along.
They call me Mad the swine,
I guess I'm Mad the swine.
I've come to save you, save you.
Mad the swine,
Mad the swine,
So all you people, gather around,
Hold out your hands and praise the Lord.
I walk upon the water, just as before,
I'll help the meek and the mild and believers and the blind,
And all the creatures great and small.
Let me take you to the river without a ford...
Oh and then one day you realise
You're all the same within His eyes,
All I've come to say just like before...
They call me Mad the swine,
I'm mad the swine,
I've come to save you, save you.
Mad the swine,
Mad the swine,
So all you people, gather around,
Hold out your hands and praise the Lord.
Ooh...
Oh, now...
So all you people, gather around,
Hold out your hands and praise the Lord.
Don't ever fail me.
Mad the swine,
Mad the swine,
I've come to save you, save you.
(Oh now)
Mad the swine,
Mad the swine,
So all you people, gather around,
Hold out your hands and praise the Lord,
Hands and praise the Lord.
(Praise the Lord)
(I'll get down on my knees and praise the Lord.)
(Recorded by Smile)
Know what I said when I saw you crying
Hang on that's folly
I was weak in the head I believed your lying
You're just a bad memory
My life was going to be better
My why could I never ever see she'd step on me
Well I talked to your friend just the other day
I was gonna look and raise a smile
And she hid a smile and she ain't like you
Been asleep from all the journeys a little while
My life was going to be better
My why could I never ever see she'd step on me
Step on me,step on me,step on me
Now it's so good I won't waste my time
On a two year old picture of you
Oh now that you're gone everything's fine
But you probably think that we're through
My life was going to be better
My why could I never ever see she'd step on me
Step on me,step on me,step on me
Now it's so good I won't waste my time
On a two year old picture of you
Oh now that you're gone everything's fine
But you probably think that we're through
My life was going to be better
My why could I never ever see she'd step on me
Never ever see she'd step on me
(Recorded by Smile)
I might be at a table
And suddenly I'll catch
A fleeting vision of her crystal seas
Or I might be standing in a crowded dockyard faraway
Underneath the sun I've never seen
Because I have seen many worlds
For what it's worth
But I'll never see again the planet earth
My earth
I might be chasing waves of light
Out towards the rim
Where stars are sparse
And the cold of space seeps in
But I might be in a bar room
Drinking methylated gin
And thinking of the places I have been
Yes I have seen many worlds
For what it's worth
But I'll never see again the planet earth
My earth
I have seen many worlds
For what it's worth
But I'll never see again the planet earth
My earth
Cast adrift amongst the stars
I float from sun to sun
Dreaming of the world that gave me birth
All the places I have been
Remind me there is none
To match the cool green rolling hills of earth
Because I have seen many worlds
For what it's worth
But I'll never see again the planet earth
My earth
(Recorded by Smile)
She won our hearts the arts she loved
Is painting pictures for free
When she was done she hung them up
For all the children to see
Goodbye April lady
It's been good to have you around
Goodbye April lady
You've done a lot for the folks in this town
The children learned to read
She strung their beads
It's sorry she was the one
As you can see isn't she good
She don't leave nothing undone
Goodbye April lady
It's been good to have you around
Goodbye April lady
You've done a lot for the folks in this town
She taught them all to love
She was their cream
And we don't want her to go
But we know too well
She fell in love
And there's no stopping her so
Goodbye April lady
It's been good to have you around
Goodbye April lady
You've done a lot for the folks in this town
Goodbye April lady...
(Recorded by Smile)
In the bright shop window sits the polar bear
Makes the children's eyes light up to see him there
Amongst the tinsel he gives everyone a smile
To see him as you'd see a star
Love him from where you are
He's not for, not for, not for sale
Past an open window walks the pretty girl
Does she see me at her feet it's hard to tell
But if I ask her she might turn her smile away
To see her as I'd see a star
Love her from where you are
She's not for, not for, not for sale
I guess I'll learn to look
Without a grasping hand
Minor contentment wears a smile
I love her from where I lie
He's not for, not for, not for sale
Not for sale
(Recorded by Smile)
Do do do...
Take away my sunshine
You take away my rain
I can see it in your eyes
There must be an answer somewhere
You can find a way
I can see it in your eye
Do do do...
(Sung by Freddie Mercury, Recorded as Larry Lurex)
This is the way, I always dreamed it would be.
The way that it is, o-oh, when you are holding me.
I never had a love of my own,
Maybe that's why when we're all alone...
I can hear music,
I can hear music...
Sounds of the city, baby, seems to disappear,
Oh, well,
I can hear music,
Sweet, sweet music,
Whenever you touch me baby,
Whenever you're near.
Loving you, it keeps me satisfied.
And I can't explain, oh no, the way I'm feeling inside.
You look at me, we kiss and then
I close my eyes and here it comes again.
I can hear music,
I can hear music...
Sounds of the city, baby, seems to disappear.
Oh, well, I can hear music,
Sweet, sweet music,
Whenever you touch me, baby,
Whenever you're near.
I can hear music,
Sweet, sweet music.
Whenever you touch me, baby,
Whenever you're near.
I can hear music
Sweet, sweet music.
Whenever you touch me, baby,
Whenever you're near.
(Sung by Freddie Mercury, Recorded as Larry Lurex)
I think I'm going back
To the things I learnt so well in my youth.
I think I'm returning to
Those days when I was young enough to know the truth.
Now there are no games,
To only pass the time.
No more colouring books,
No Christmas bells to chime.
But thinking young and growing older is no sin.
And I can't play the game of life to win.
I can recall a time,
When I wasn't ashamed to reach out to a friend.
And now I think I've got
A lot more than just my toys to lend.
Now there's more to do
Than watch my sailboat glide.
And every day can be
My magic carpet ride.
And I can play hide and seek with my fears,
And live my days instead of counting my years.
Then everyone debates the true reality,
I'd rather see the world, the way it used to be.
A little bit of freedom's all we lack,
So catch me if you can, I'm going back.