Lindy Comes to Town (with Laurence Juber) - Al Stewart, Laurence Juber

Lindy flew his plane across the dark Atlantic

Put her down near Paris and the crowds went frantic

They raced across the field, to touch the wings and wheels

Reached inside the cockpit just to see if he was real

Back in New York City people watched and waited

The news came down the wire and they celebrated

And in that time so brief, it was everyone’s belief

That the world had grown no bigger than a pocket handkerchief

When Lindy comes to town and all the bands are playing

Lindy comes to town and all the flags are waving

Mr Coolidge he will say, it’s a public holiday

You can see them ride down Wall Street in a ticker-tape parade

I wanna be there in that crown upon that bright, bright morning

I can tell the world I saw a new day dawning

With my baby by my side in among that human tide

I wanna be right there when Lindy comes to town

I wanna be right there when Lindy comes to town

Every day is better than the day before it

If I see a rain cloud then I just ignore it

Everybody says it’ll get much better yet

It’s 1927 and my whole life lies ahead

Gonna get myself a car and find a place to park it

Get a little cash and put it in the market

And on my wedding day I will turn around and say

There never was a better time than this one anyway

When Lindy comes to town and all the bands are playing

Lindy comes to town and all the flags are waving

Mr Coolidge he will say, it’s a public holiday

You can see them ride down Wall Street in a ticker-tape parade

I want to be there in that crown upon that bright, bright morning

I can tell the world I saw a new day dawning

With my baby by my side in among that human tide

I wanna be right there when Lindy comes to town

I wanna be right there when Lindy comes to town