Road to Mandalay

by Laurie Anderson

From the album: Amelia

Track 15 of 22 on Amelia (2024).

Duration: 1:48

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Lyrics for Road to Mandalay

Tommy, Tommy, Tommy Left his Burma girl lazy at the sea Can't get this song out of my mind It plays all night and all day On the road to Mandalay Where the flying fishes play On the road to Mandalay Where the flying fishes play Who wrote that? Kipling? No, where am I? There is something shining north-northeast It is my plane Her skin so smooth She shines like an English biscuit tin

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