Lyrics

She wanted to test her husband
She knew exactly what to do:
A pseudonym to fool him
She couldn’t have made a worse move
She sent him scented letters,
And he received them with a strange delight
Just like his wife
But how she was before the tears,
And how she was before the years flew by,
And how she was when she was beautiful
She signed the letter

“All yours,
Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!
All yours,
Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!”

She wanted to take it further,
So she arranged a place to go,
To see if he
Would fall for her incognito
And when he laid eyes on her,
He got the feeling they had met before
Uncanny how she
Reminds him of his little lady,
Capacity to give him all he needs,
Just like his wife before she freezed on him,
Just like his wife when she was beautiful
He shouted out,

“I’m all yours,
Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!
All yours,
Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!
All yours,
Babooshka, Babooshka, Babooshka-ya-ya!”

 

Appears on

Never For Ever (by Kate Bush / 1980)

 

Versions

Soundcheck version
from 1987 during a soundcheck
Track length: 4:39

 

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Trivia/Notes

– Sarah covered this song during a soundcheck in 1987. If you want Sarah’s version, please contact the admin.

 

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