Appleby by Roger Joseph Manning Jr. Lyrics

Appleby where are you now
I’ve looked around the grounds but can’t find you somehow
Appleby to lost and found

Appleby take off that dress
Hurry you’ll make us late, our annual game of chess
Appleby I’m not impressed

Appleby with that bewildered smile
And all those silent looks that you give to all my quires
Appleby always misunderstood
Forever shown the door by a world that you’ve passed by

Now where did he go
Oh no Appleby no

Appleby give me a sign
Draw little pictures in the sand with her in mind
Appleby no not that kind

Appleby why play this game
Still to this day the children swear you’re not to blame
Appleby we could escape
Appleby lost in convulsive dance
And all those subtle sighs of indifference when I hold you
Appleby always so overlooked
Forever left for dead by a world that’s passed you by

But where did you go
Oh no Appleby no

Appleby here comes the snow
Hurry inside for there’s more tests to undergo
Appleby this can’t be so

Appleby wake from your spell
And at the count of three be free from this living hell
Appleby knows I mean well

Appleby sings a song no one hears
Serenely surrenders just like a deer caught in the headlights
Appleby just take a long deep breath
Now this won’t hurt one bit and quite soon you’ll feel just fine

Now where did he go
Oh no Appleby no