The state's director stood up and he called the actors downHe asked them all to say three words, up, down and aroundSo up, down and around they cried with one according voiceAnd up, down and around they went for it was their only choiceI can only turn again, to the front againOnly to turn again, to the rearTurn again, turn again, turn, turn, turn againI can listenBut I can hearMy friend's girl, she has a wireless aerial sticking out of her headAnd a pile of true romances lying underneath the bedAnd a giant poster of Robbie Nooks just beside the doorBut I know she'll get along fine without him if he doesn't see her anymoreI can only turn again, to the front again, turn, turn, turn againI can only turn again, to the front againOnly to turn again, to the rearTurn again, turn again, turn, turn, turn againI can listenBut I can hearThe strings were cut from the guitar puppetSinger on the stageAnd his music became furiousAnd he stamped his foot in rageThe girls all screamed in agonyThe boys they gaped in fearAnd the song was calledHave mercy baby, have mercy on my earI can only turn againTo the front againOnly to turn againTo the rearTurn again, turn againTurn, turn, turn againI can listenBut I can't hearI remember what the old man saidOn his little wooden standAs he spoke very quietlyWith a waving of his handEvery dayPigeon to its own homeHis body seemed to stayAnd no one should go looking forA better place to stayI can only turn againTo the front againOnly to turn againTo the rearTurn again, turn againTurn, turn, turn againI can listenBut I can't hearTurn again, turn againTurn, turn, turn againI can listenBut I can't hearyou