He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Freddy fell in love with a girl underground
He was only 8 years old when he started digging down
Singing "I love you more than you know"
Mother said "Fred, people underground are dead
You've never even seen her, something's wrong with your head
And I love you more than you know"
Freddy disappeared when he was 80 years old
Still digging for his lover in a bottomless hole
Singing "I love you more than you know"
Some say he's still digging, others say his love is found
You can still hear him singing, put your ear to the ground
Listen: "I love you more than you know"
He was only 8 years old when he started digging down
Singing "I love you more than you know"
Mother said "Fred, people underground are dead
You've never even seen her, something's wrong with your head
And I love you more than you know"
Freddy disappeared when he was 80 years old
Still digging for his lover in a bottomless hole
Singing "I love you more than you know"
Some say he's still digging, others say his love is found
You can still hear him singing, put your ear to the ground
Listen: "I love you more than you know"
Lyrics submitted by aphid360
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