After one of his performances, I spoke briefly with Neil Innes about the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, which had just scheduled a reunion show. I asked if the show would include everybody who is available ('available' being an impromptu euphemism). Neil sliced it by saying 'everyone who is alive, yes.' I wrote these lyrics about Vivian Stanshall's death, which I remembered incorrectly. He died in a fire, and he lived on boat at one point. But he did not die in a boat fire (which to be honest is just the kind of bizarre death that would fit him perfectly). His real death doesn't make for a good song so I didn't rewrite it. It is no longer about Vivian Stanshall but a fictional character almost exactly like him, save for the circumstances of his death.
Written 15, 30 September 2005.
lyrics
Way to go
way to go
What a way to go
Way to go
way to go
What a way to go
When I die
I hope I leave behind
a world that thought of me
as someone worth knowing
if I die
in a tragic light
I hope there's no pain
for those who dig my grave
Way to go
way to go
What a way to go
Way to go
way to go
What a way to go
Surrounded by fire
Surrounded by water
Surrounded by the sun
Who would believe it?
Who could conceive it?
Hardly anyone
When I die
all I leave behind
all that I love
will fit in a glove
Way to go
way to go
What a way to go
Way to go
way to go
What a way to go
Surrounded by fire
Surrounded by water
Surrounded by the sun
Who would believe it?
Who could conceive it?
Hardly anyone
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