Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I heard
Was a song outside my window, and the traffic wrote the words
It came a-reeling up like Christmas bells, and rapping up like pipes and drums


Oh, won't you stay
We'll put on the day

And we'll wear it 'till the night comes

Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I saw

Was the sun through yellow curtains, and a rainbow on the wall
Blue, red, green and gold to welcome you, crimson crystal beads to beckon


Oh, won't you stay
We'll put on the day
There's a sun show every second


Now the curtain opens on a portrait of today
And the streets are paved with passersby

And pigeons fly
And papers lie
Waiting to blow away


Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I knew
There was milk and toast and honey and a bowl of oranges, too

And the sun poured in like butterscotch and stuck to all my senses
Oh, won't you stay
We'll put on the day

And we'll talk in present tenses

When the curtain closes and the rainbow runs away

I will bring you incense owls by night
By candlelight
By jewel-light

If only you will stay
Pretty baby, won't you
Wake up, it's a Chelsea morning