Rules of the Game of Quoits

歌詞

The girl in the rubber shoes has run away from home To the gymnasium The sun in the blinds is blue and the girl moves through the room Like an aquarium Rules of the game of quoits Use the dimmest light or the brightest light When the hoops start melting and the sticks catch fire Rules of the game of quoits Use the softest matting or the hardest floor When the hoops start melting and the sticks catch fire Tunics may be worn or torn away And the rules of the game may be ignored The boy with the ruddy face has left his place of work For the gymnasium He enters like a tent where the girl has left her scent Like a geranium Rules of the game of quoits Use the softest matting or the hardest floor When the hoops start melting and the sticks catch fire Rules of the game of quoits If your posture's right you can thrust the quoit When the hoops start melting and the sticks catch fire Tunics may be worn or torn away And the rules of the game may be ignored The girl in the rubber shoes pins the ruddy-faced boy to the floor Of the gymnasium She's crawling on the spot, she's the ink-rubber, he's the blot And she erases him Rules of the game of quoits Use the dimmest light or the brightest light When the hoops start melting and the sticks catch fire Rules of the game of quoits Bend your knees and swing through ninety degrees When the hoops start melting and the sticks catch fire Tunics may be worn or torn away And the rules of the game may be ignored "For love will endure or not endure Regardless of where we are"