Harvest Festival Lyrics - Apple Venus (volume 1) - Xtc

See the flowers round the altar 

See the peaches in tins 'neath the headmaster's chair 

Harvest festival 

See the two who've been chosen 

See them walk hand in hand to the front of the hall 

Harvest festival 

Harvest festival 

What was best of all was the 

Longing look you gave me 

That longing look 

More than enough to keep me fed all year 

See the children with baskets 

See their hair cut like corn neatly combed in their rows 

Harvest festival 

Harvest festival 

What was best of all was the 

Longing look you gave me 

That longing look 

Across the hymnbooks and the canvas chairs 

The longing look you gave me 

That longing look 

More than enough to keep me fed all year 

What a year when the exams and crops all failed 

Of course you passed but you were never seen again 

We all grew and we got screwed and cut and nailed 

Then out of nowhere invitation in gold pen 

See the flowers round the altar 

See that you too got married and I wish you well 

Harvest festival 

Harvest festival 

What was best of all was the 

Longing look you gave me 

That longing look 

Across the hymnbooks and the canvas chairs 

The longing look you gave me 

That longing look 

More than enough to keep me fed all year 

Harvest festival