Franz Ferdinand - The Lobster Quadrille

Fm
“will you walk a little faster?”

said a whiting to a snail ,
G#
“there’s a porpoise close behind us ,

and he’s treading on my tail .
Fm
see how eagerly the lobsters

and the turtles all advance!
G#
they are waiting on the shingle –

will you come and join the dance?

Fm
will you , won’t you , will you ,
Em Fm
won’t you , will you join the dance?

will you , won’t you , will you ,
Em Fm
won’t you , won’t you join the dance?

“you can really have notion
how delightful it will be
when they take us up and throw us ,
with the lobsters , out to sea!”
but the snail replied , “too far , too far!”
and gave a look askance –
said he thanked the whiting kindly ,
but he would not join the dance .
would not , could not , would not ,
could not , would not join the dance .
would not , could not , would not ,
could not , could not join the dance .

“what matters it how far we go?”
his scaly friend replied ,
“there is another shore , you know ,
upon the other side .
the further off from england
the nearer is to france –
then turn not pale , beloved snail ,
but come and join the dance .
will you , won’t you , will you ,
won’t you , will you join the dance?
will you , won’t you , will you ,
won’t you , won’t you join the dance?