The pavements are all dripping wet Since the tempest hit this town And the tarot cards were right The stocks have all gone down The cold and heaving ocean Convulsing and so green We'll have some wine and roses yes But not tonight Josephine The gates are open The gates are closed All the creatures all run through And the violets are all red And the roses are all blue A solitary heron On a sky upon a screen A little wine and roses yes But not tonight Josephine The surfers in their wetsuits The bakers with their dough The dogs are in their cat suits And the cats are lying low I'm in the strange and remote place Half a world between A little wine and roses yes But not tonight Josephine I wish that you were by my side Then you would plainly see Lord I was the man for you You were the girl for me But when you left me sleeping You walked out of my dream A little wine and roses yes But not tonight Josephine A little wine and roses yes But not tonight