(originally by Cosmo Sheldrake) [Verse 1] Gm Cm Gm Come along, catch a Heffalump Cm Gm Sit with me on a muddy clump Cm We'll sing a song of days gone by Gm Run along now, don’t be glum Cm Get you gone, now, have some fun Gm G Cm Don't be long, for the end is nigh [Pre-Chorus 1] Fm Ebm Abm Bb Don't let moments pass along Cm Bbm Gm Cm G And waste before your eyes; Cm March with me and the borogoves Cm Come with me and the slithy toves Cm And never ask us why [Chorus] Ab Cm Abm Come, come, come, come, come along now Cm Ab Run away from the hum-drum Cm We'll go to a place that is safe from Ab Greed, anger and boredom C Cm Ab We'll dance and sing till sundown Cm Abm And feast with abandon Cm We'll sleep when the morning comes Gm Cm And we'll rise by the sound of the birdsongs [Bridge] We'll be here when the world slows down Gm G And the sunbeams fade away Cm Keeping time by a pendulum Gm As the fabric starts to fray Fm Gm Ab Bb There’s no such thing as time to kill Cm G Nor time to throw away [Chorus] Ab C Cm Ab Come, come, come, come, come along now Cm Run away from the hum-drum We'll go to a place that is safe from Gm Cm Greed, anger and boredom We'll dance and sing till sundown Ab And feast with abandon Cm We'll sleep when the morning comes And we'll rise by the sound of the birdsongs [Verse 2] Cm Come with me, catch a rare type specimen Cuddle up with a hesitant skeleton We'll break our fast with friends Once we're fed, we shall disappear rapidly Many moons to the west of here and happily Our journey never ends [Pre-Chorus 2] Ab Eb Ab Bb Shut your ears when sirens sing Cm Bb Cm G Tie armbands to your feet; Cm Listen up and you won't go wrong again Float along on a verse-less song and then G Cm Get to where the two ends meet [Chorus] Ab C Cm C Come, come, come, come, come along now Cm Ab Run away from the hum-drum Cm We'll go to a place that is safe from C Greed, anger and boredom Cm We'll dance and sing till sundown And feast with abandon Ab Eb Cm We'll sleep when the morning comes And we'll rise by the sound of the birdsongs [Outro] Cm G C F Fm G Cm G C F Fm Gm G C
(originally by Cosmo Sheldrake) Come along, catch a Heffalump Sit with me on a muddy clump We'll sing a song of days gone by Run along now, don't be glum Get you gone, now, have some fun Don't be long, for the end is nigh Don't let moments pass along And waste before your eyes March with me and the borogoves Come with me and the slithy toves And never ask us why Come, come, come, come, come along now Run away from the hum-drum We'll go to a place that is safe from Greed, anger and boredom We'll dance and sing till sundown And feast with abandon We'll sleep when the morning comes And we'll rise by the sound of the birdsongs We'll be here when the world slows down And the sunbeams fade away Keeping time by a pendulum As the fabric starts to fray There's no such thing as time to kill Nor time to throw away Come, come, come, come, come along now Run away from the hum-drum We'll go to a place that is safe from Greed, anger and boredom We'll dance and sing till sundown And feast with abandon We'll sleep when the morning comes And we'll rise by the sound of the birdsongs Come with me, catch a rare type specimen Cuddle up with a hesitant skeleton We'll break our fast with friends Once we're fed, we shall disappear rapidly Many moons to the west of here and happily Our journey never ends Shut your ears when sirens sing Tie armbands to your feet Listen up and you won't go wrong again Float along on a verse-less song and then Get to where the two ends meet Come, come, come, come, come along now Run away from the hum-drum We'll go to a place that is safe from Greed, anger and boredom We'll dance and sing till sundown And feast with abandon We'll sleep when the morning comes And we'll rise by the sound of the birdsongs
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