“Come holy harlequin!
Shake the world and shock the hypocrite”

"Come, Holy Harlequin" (1974)
Context: Come holy harlequin!
Shake the world and shock the hypocrite
Rock, love, carry it away, turn it upside down.
Let the feast of love begin,
Let the hungry all come in,
Rock, love, carry it away, turn it upside down.

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British musician and poet 1915–2004

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