(Jem Finer)
The Shaman came a calling
He was howling at the moon

He offered me a vision
On the end of a silver spoon
He said he'd give me dreams

That all were in his powers
If only I would follow him
The universe was ours


Walked a thin white line to the coffin club
Downstairs from the devils den

Had a large double Jesus
Chased down with a shot of Zen
The last thing I remember

Was lying in the tank
And when I came around again
Everything was blank


Floating high above the world
Out on the astral plane

I'm bouncing like a pinball
He's busy being born again


I met God on Primrose Hill
That's where he came to me
He stepped out of his saucer

I got down on my knees
From his lips came just one word
He left me all aglow

I sat down and had a smoke

And watched the flowers grow


The bats are in the belfry
And the bubbles in the bong

The secret of the universe is hidden in this song

The Shaman left a crawling

As the dawn broke the gloom
Talking in some other tongue
And laughing like a loon

The early morning sunlight
Splashed colours on the wall
And I don't know if it ever

Really happened at all

The bats are in the belfry

And the bubbles in the bong
The molecules inside my head
Are chiming like a gong

The bats are in the belfry
And the bubbles in the bong
The secret of the universe

Is hidden in this song