Robyn Hitchcock - Socrates in Thin Air lyrics

Socrates went to the market
They said to come on in
Yeah, Socrates went to the market
Look what they did to him

He had a little cup of wisdom
And a little cup of wine
He had a little cup of hemlock
And he counted up to nine

Socrates in thin air in thin air, oh darling
Socrates went to the water
He tried to wash his tans
Yeah, Socrates went to the water
It rippled through his hands

They got him in a corner
In a place he couldn't swim
They cornered him with poison
Thеre were morе of them than him

Socrates in thin air in thin air, oh darling

Socrates went to the future
He left them all behind
Yeah, Socrates, he didn't need
Those mediocre minds

Plus a little ship of wisdom
On a lake of instant fools
Plus any executioner
He'll say "I don't make the rules"

Socrates in thin air in thin air
Socrates in thin air, oh darling