Written by Eric Bloom/Albert Bouchard/Joe Bouchard/Allen Lanier/Sandy Pearlman/Donald Roeser
Intro: E5 AmC GmB FmG# E Am C Gm B By Silverfish Imperetrix whose incorrupted eye Fm G# E Sees through the charms of doctors and their wives Am C Gm B Fm G# E By Salamander, Drake, and the power that was undine, rise to claim Saturn, ring and sky F G D C D A By those who see with their eyes closed, they know me by my black telescope Am C Gm B Fm G# E Your green tree mantle from which these things derive, a lens of quartz and refract spoke Am C Gm B Fm G# E That crystal lens whose crystal rope, once bound me to those doctors and wives F G D C D A When my vision was oh, so cloudy, and I saw things through two eyes Am F G D Am F = G Am I am a sailor on the raging depths, and I know a thing or two Am F G D Am F = G Am Back to the corner mates and over the side, yes, I know a thing or two Solo: ( B C ) x4 D E AmC GmB FmG# E Am C Gm B By Silverfish Imperetrix whose incorrupted eye Fm G# E Sees through the charms of doctors and their wives Am C Gm B Fm G# E By Salamander, Drake, and the power that was undine, rise to claim Saturn, ring and sky F G D C D A By those who see with their eyes closed, you'll know me by my black telescope Am F G D Am F = G Am Before my great conversion when the ridge was closed Am F G D Am F = G Am Before my visit to the workshop of telescopes Solo: ( B C ) (4x) D E Am C Gm B By Silverfish Imperetrix whose incorrupted eye Fm G# E Sees through the charms of doctors and their wives Am C Gm B Fm G# E By Salamander, Drake, and the power that was undine, rise to claim Saturn, ring and sky Am C Gm B Fm G# E5 A By those who see with their eyes closed, you'll know me by * note E5 is just alternating EBb notes (or AEb notes in original key)
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