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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tori Amos
Tori Amos
Vocals
Mark Hawley
Mark Hawley
Guitar
Jon Evans
Jon Evans
Bass
Matt Chamberlain
Matt Chamberlain
Drums
John Phillip Shenale
John Phillip Shenale
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tori Amos
Tori Amos
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tori Amos
Tori Amos
Producer
Mark Hawley
Mark Hawley
Recording Engineer
Adrian Hall
Adrian Hall
Mixing Engineer
Jon Evans
Jon Evans
Recording Engineer
Matt Chamberlain
Matt Chamberlain
Recording Engineer
John Phillip Shenale
John Phillip Shenale
Recording Engineer
Adam Spry
Adam Spry
Assistant Engineer
Jon Astley
Jon Astley
Mastering Engineer
Miles Showell
Miles Showell
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Knowing this may help you make
Make it through the night on lullabies
Knowing this may help you to
Open up your eyes
[Verse 2]
Spies
[Verse 3]
Everywhere from here to London Town
Tracking the thieving meanies below and above ground
[Verse 4]
Spies
That's right
Spies
[Verse 5]
You see an Aardvark on the underground
Then on the bridge under the tower
In spatterdashes with a plaid umbrella
It seems he's just a well dressed fella
[Verse 6]
Spies
That's right
Spies
[Verse 7]
Knowing this may help you make
Make it through the night on lullabies
Knowing this may help you to
Open up your eyes
[Verse 8]
Spies
That's right
That's right
Spies
[Verse 9]
In a café stalking scary men
Spotting a flying saucer hovering above Big Ben
[Verse 10]
Spies
That's right
Spies
[Verse 11]
They may say they're on holiday
Grabbing a latte in a coquelicot beret
[Verse 12]
Spies
Je suis
Spy
[Verse 13]
But that hippopotamus must stay anonymous for now
Yes, that hippopotamus must stay anonymous for now
[Verse 14]
Here from London up to Aberdeen
Ferry to Dublin all the way down to Skibbereen
[Verse 15]
Spies
That's right
Spies
[Verse 16]
Spies don't think that it's absurd
(No spy that I know does not)
Scary men dipped in mustard
(English mixed with Dijon)
And Mrs. Crabby-Apple
Won't get custard
Won't get crumble
[Verse 17]
Spies
We love
Spies
[Verse 18]
Knowing this may help you make
Make it through the night on lullabies
Knowing this may help you to
Open up your eyes with lullabies
[Verse 19]
Knowing this may help you to
Help you close your eyes
Get some shut-eye
Written by: Amos Ellen, Tori Amos
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