(original title, The Ran Tan)

B-side of Babooshka single


Written by Kate Bush




Where is she


When the little thing cries?


She lies in a bed

With a friend of mine.


But some nights


She'll run back in fright

If she picks on a dick


That's too big for her pride.




Oh! Oh!


Why did I ever go marry her?


I was a child!

I'm holding the baby,


She's ran-tanning constantly.


She saw me coming for miles.

She saw me open wide.





Four o'clock





And the key's in the lock.


And she's been on the wink


And she's stinking of drink.

Wakes the kid,


So I put him to sleep,


And she's in there all night,

Doubled over the sink.





Oh! Oh!

Why did I ever go marry her?


I was a child!


I'm holding the baby,

She's ran-tanning constantly.


She saw me coming for miles.


She saw me open wide.

Open wide.