Poison in My Pocket

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Poison in My Pocket by Bryce Pinkham

Poison in My Pocket Lyrics

[00:09.65] You and I go sailing by, and no one will know where to find us
[00:18.33] Unseen, unknown, and blissfully alone
[00:22.44] We're leaving the riffraff behind us
[00:27.08] All afternoon in our sweet cocoon
[00:31.26] Our cares for the moments at bay
[00:36.25] Side-by-side, who knows how far we'll glide
[00:40.37] Bid the world goodbye eagerly we'll fly away
[00:51.42] I am standing here with poison in my pocket
[00:53.62] Standing on this frozen little dock-
[00:55.32] It seems that I've just let them skate my opportunity away
[00:59.94] If I had the poise to put the poison in a pot of tea or else a shot of gin
[01:04.47] I would be back amid the noise of london by the end of day
[01:08.62] But,
[01:09.42] I am standing here with poison in my pocket
[01:11.83] One eye on the target, one eye on the clock
[01:13.92] It better happen soon before I lose my nerve and run
[01:18.67] If I had a knife I could have grabbed him
[01:20.53] And discreetly knocked him on the head and stabbed him
[01:22.94] Not to mention what I would have done if I had had a gun
[01:26.93] Then again,
[01:27.88] The thought occurs if I had truly taken stock
[01:29.96] It might have stopped me from putting poison in my pocket
[01:32.19] What a fool to travel all this way and not think twice
[01:36.74] Murder's not a hobby for the cautious
[01:38.60] Thoughts of violence can make the timid nauseous
[01:41.38] gasp
[01:42.89] Unless of course the victim plunges head-on through the ice
[01:47.88] It appears that I've been handed quite an opportune solution
[01:50.60] And all that still remains is proper execution
[01:52.74] I had better join them on the lake before it gets too late
[01:57.87] Suddenly there is no stumbling block
[01:59.77] It means that I won't need the poison in my pocket
[02:02.26] What a stroke of luck, Sibella teased me till I learned to skate
[02:06.72] Curse her now?
[02:08.04] Time is racing now
[02:11.13] Time is racing on
[02:14.77] It's all a matter of pacing
[02:18.72] In a moment, this moment will be gone
[02:25.46] With the rhythm of a violinist I am sawing where i think the ice is thinnest
[02:29.19] to create a hole through which the tragic lovers meet their doom
[02:33.94] One could call call this rather diabolic
[02:35.80] Is it strange to feel a wee bit melancholic?
[02:38.05] Right, a twinge of some remorse,
[02:39.56] Of course! A conscience I assume.
[02:42.22] But no! As i'm cutting I am contemplating,
[02:44.68] And the truth is it's a tad exhilarating
[02:46.77] Even though it's not inconceivable that i'll get caught
[02:51.50] Still it comes as quite a shock it seems
[02:53.62] A novice standing here with poison in his pocket
[02:56.00] Can decide that murdering is easier then he had thought
[03:00.62] Bid the world goodbye eagerly we fly-
[03:08.40] (Asquith Jr. drowns)
[03:29.66] Monty: Away
[03:32.03] All of this is frankly easier than i had thought
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From the album: A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (Original Broadway Cast Recording)