Viva! Sea-Tac

Robyn Hitchcock · Jewels for Sophia [1999]

People flocked like cattle to Seattle

After Kurt Cobain

And before him the rain



Hendrix played guitar just like an animal

Who's trapped inside a cage

And one day he escaped



Do you want to pay for this in cash?

Viva! Seattle Tacoma, viva viva Sea-Tac

Viva! Seattle Tacoma, viva viva Sea-Tac

Viva viva viva viva viva Sea-Tac

They've got the best computers and coffee and smack



Coming and going it has to be Boeing

The best form of defence is blow them up

In a regular cup



Have an espresso, You will? Oh I guess so

I feel my heart is gonna start to jump

'Cause it's wired to a pump



And the Space Needle points to the sky

The Space Needle's such a nice guy

But he never knows...

Viva Seattle Tacoma, viva viva Sea-Tac

Viva Seattle Tacoma, viva viva Sea-Tac



All the Norwegians, man, you should see them

Out in Ballard looking soulful at the pines

And also the Swedes



All of the groovers came from Vancouver

And some of them came up from Oregon

In case you don't know



But the Space Needle points to the sky

The Space Needle's such a nice guy

But you never know...

Viva Seattle Tacoma, viva viva Sea-Tac

Viva Seattle Tacoma, viva viva Sea-Tac

Viva viva viva viva viva Sea-Tac

They've got the best computers and coffee and smack



Viva Seattle Tacoma, viva viva Sea-Tac

Viva Seattle Tacoma, viva viva Sea-Tac

Viva Seattle Tacoma, viva viva Sea-Tac

Viva Seattle Tacoma, viva viva Sea-Tac



Long live everything in Washington State

Including everybody

May they live to a million years

May they reproduce until there's no room to go anywhere

Clustered under the Space Needle

Like walking eggs with arms and legs



Alright, we can probably stop