An ordinary day in the City of the Angels
The temperature downtown was eighty-five and rising
On radio the Reverend Carwash
Proclaimed he was against abortion
Except in certain cases of rape
Involving different ethnic groups
While up and down the freeways
Expensive flesh was cruisin'
The clients of a plastic surgeon
Who was weeping on an analyst's couch
Paradise lost in the City of the Angels
Paradise lost pandemonium found (have a nice
day!)
Paradise lost in the City of the Angels
Paradise lost pandemonium found
In the City of the Angels
Somewhere down in the valley
An innocent man was shot dead
By cops on a routine patrol
Looking for a rooftop sniper
When they challenged him and asked his name
They believed he was reaching for a gun
But it was only a medical card
That said he had a speech impediment
And on T.V. Mister MetamorPHOsis
Said he could name that tune in three
But Missus Tweedledum from Arkansas
Beat him when she did it in one
Paradise lost in the City of the Angels
Paradise lost pandemonium found (haaaave a niiice daaaayyy!)
Paradise lost in the City of the Angels
Paradise lost pandemonium found
In the City of the Angels
© Neil Innes