Something Following Me Lyrics

"Something Following Me"
(Gary Brooker - Keith Reid)
Intro:
(solo piano, 6/8):
Verse 1:
While standing at the junction
On 42nd Street
I idly kicked a pebble
Lyin' near my feet
Whoa, I hear a weird noise
Take a look up and down
The cause of the commotion
Is right there on the ground
Imagine my surprise
Thought I'd left it at home yeah
But there's no doubt about it its my
Own tombstone
Verse 2:
I went into a shop
Bought a loaf of bread
I sunk my teeth into it
Thought I'd busted my head
Oh, I dashed to the dentist
Hey, hey, I got an awful pain, yeah
This man looks in my mouth and screams
This boy's insane
Imagine my surprise
Thought I'd left it at home, yeah
There's a lump in my mouth of my
Own tombstone
Instrumental break:
(abbreviated verse: piano solo over first four lines; guitar solo
from "Imagine my surprise" onward)
Verse 3:
I went in to see a movie
Got the only empty seat
I tried to stretch out in it
Something blockin' my feet
Finally the lights came up
And I could clearly see
A slab of engraved marble
Just starin' up at me
Imagine my surprise
I thought I'd left it at home
There's no doubt I'm sittin on my
Em Am Em (end cold)
Own tombstone
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers