The albatross is fading fast He's falling through the looking-glass And as the world he knows recedes No one can hear his fervent pleas Ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, ah ah His loyal friend the doggerel Was holding court but here he fell He sees his life go slipping past Until he says with his last gasp Ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, ah ah I can see everything I can hear everything But I can't do anything for you Ooh They come ashore seeing trees serene And face an ocean's fractured green Now in the distance they'll swell Around a tune they know so well Ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, ah ah I can see everything I can hear everything But I can't do anything for you Ooh And albatross and doggerel Imagine life before they fell You were the emblem of her truth Now we are bark without the tooth Ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, ah ah, ah ah I can see everything I can hear everything But I can't do anything for you No I can't do anything for you No I can't do anything for you Ooh