The Rock (LP版)
Harry Chapin"The Rock (LP版)" is a song by Harry Chapin, released in 1993 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:32 long and contains 72 lines and 452 words.
0:15The rock is gonna fall on us
0:17He woke with a start
0:19And he ran to his mother
0:21The fear dark in his heart
0:22And he told her of the vision
0:24That he was sure he'd seen
0:26She said go back to sleep son
0:28You're having a bad dream
0:33Silly child
0:34Everybody knows the rock leans over the town
0:37Everybody knows that it won't tumble to the ground
0:41Remember chicken little said the sky was falling down
0:44Well nothing ever came of that
0:46The world still whirls around
0:53The rock is gonna fall on us he stood
0:56And told the class
0:57The professor put his chalk down
0:59And peered out through his glasses
1:01But he went on and said I've seen it
1:03High up on the hill
1:04If it doesn't fall this year
1:06Then very soon it will
1:11Crazy boy
1:12Everybody knows the rock leans over the town
1:15Everybody knows that it won't tumble to the ground
1:19We've more important studies than your fantasies
1:22And fears
1:23You know that rock's been perched up there for a hundred thousand years
1:32The rock is gonna fall on us he told the magistrates
1:35I believe that we can stop it but the
1:37Time is getting late
1:38You see I've done all the research
1:41My plans are all complete
1:43He was showing them contingencies
1:44When they showed him to the street
1:49Just a madman
1:50Everybody knows the rock leans over the town
1:53Everybody knows that it won't tumble to the ground
1:57Everybody knows of those who say the end is near
2:01Everybody knows that life goes on as usual 'round here
2:13He went up on the mountain beside the giant stone
2:17They knew he was insane so they left him all alone
2:21He'd given up enlisting help for there was no one else
2:25He spent his days devising ways to stop
2:27The rock himself
2:30One night while he was working building
2:32Braces on the ledge
2:34The ground began to rumble the rock
2:36Trembled on the edge
2:44The rock is gonna fall on us run or
2:46You'll all be crushed
2:48And indeed the rock was moving
2:50Crumbling all to dust
2:51He ran under it with one last hope
2:54That he could add a prop
2:55And as he disappeared
2:57The rock came to a stop
3:02The people ran into the street
3:04But by then all was still
3:06The rock seemed where it always was
3:08Or where it always will be
3:10When someone asked where he had gone
3:12They said oh he was daft
3:14Who cares about that crazy fool and
3:16Then they'd start to laugh
3:21But high up on the mountain
3:23When the wind is hitting it
3:25If you're watching very closely
3:28The rock
3:29Slips
3:31A little
3:32Bit
The rock is gonna fall on us He woke with a start And he ran to his mother The fear dark in his heart And he told her of the vision That he was sure he'd seen She said go back to sleep son You're having a bad dream Silly child Everybody knows the rock leans over the town Everybody knows that it won't tumble to the ground Remember chicken little said the sky was falling down Well nothing ever came of that The world still whirls around The rock is gonna fall on us he stood And told the class The professor put his chalk down And peered out through his glasses But he went on and said I've seen it High up on the hill If it doesn't fall this year Then very soon it will Crazy boy Everybody knows the rock leans over the town Everybody knows that it won't tumble to the ground We've more important studies than your fantasies And fears You know that rock's been perched up there for a hundred thousand years The rock is gonna fall on us he told the magistrates I believe that we can stop it but the Time is getting late You see I've done all the research My plans are all complete He was showing them contingencies When they showed him to the street Just a madman Everybody knows the rock leans over the town Everybody knows that it won't tumble to the ground Everybody knows of those who say the end is near Everybody knows that life goes on as usual 'round here He went up on the mountain beside the giant stone They knew he was insane so they left him all alone He'd given up enlisting help for there was no one else He spent his days devising ways to stop The rock himself One night while he was working building Braces on the ledge The ground began to rumble the rock Trembled on the edge The rock is gonna fall on us run or You'll all be crushed And indeed the rock was moving Crumbling all to dust He ran under it with one last hope That he could add a prop And as he disappeared The rock came to a stop The people ran into the street But by then all was still The rock seemed where it always was Or where it always will be When someone asked where he had gone They said oh he was daft Who cares about that crazy fool and Then they'd start to laugh But high up on the mountain When the wind is hitting it If you're watching very closely The rock Slips A little Bit
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