The Dancing Marquis - Marc Almond

ThWhen I was a child I made a crown

Of silver paper and sticky tape

Adorned it with old Christmas things

To make a crown fit for a king

A secret shared by only me

A world adorned in fantasy

Ruled by me

Rich anf free

So smother me in Ambergris

Make a perfume out of me

Bergamont and Vetiver

Put your face in my bouquet

Inhale me

The dancing marquis

School it taught me to be grey

To throw all of my dreams away

It didn’t have a lot to say to me

I never needeed any leson

Except the one to put a dress on

Don’t need a priest for my confession

You’ll see

So smother me in Ambergris

Make a perfume out of me

Bergamont and Vetiver

Put your face in my bouquet

Inhale me

The dancing marquis

A snake dance of the seven veils

A sailing ship with satin fails

A Hermes hat with seagull wings

I made a crown fit for a king

Didn’t have a care or sorrow

Not a thought about tomorrow

Never begged or ever barrowed anythyng

'Cause I was king

So smother me in Ambergris

Make a perfume out of me

Bergamont and Vetiver

Put your face in my bouquet

Inhale me

The dancing marquis

So smother me in Ambergris

Make a perfume out of me

Bergamont and Vertiver

Put your face in my bouquet

Inhale me

The dancing marquis