Jethro Tull - Back-Door Angels Lyrics






In and out of the front door, ran twelve back-door angels.
Their hair was a golden-brown ---
they didn't see me wink my eye.
`Tis said they put we men to sleep with just a whisper,
And touch the heads of dying dogs --- and make them linger.
They carry their candles high --- and they light the dark hours.
And sweep all the country clean with pressed and scented wild-flowers.
They grow all their roses red, and paint our skies blue ---
drop one penny in every second bowl ---
make half the beggars lose,
why do the faithful have such a will to believe in something?
And call it the name they choose,
having chosen nothing.
Think I'll sit down and invent some fool ---
some Grand Court Jester.
And next time the die is cast, he'll throw a six or two.
In and out of the back-door, ran one front-door angel,
Her hair was a golden-brown ---
she smiled and I think she winked her eye.





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  1. C.... M....

    The drummer Barry Barlow seems to get overlooked in the comment sections, his playing is KILLER on this lp

  2. J.... M....

    The B side of “Bungle In The Jungle” when I had the 45 RPM back in the 70s....

  3. D.... T....

    In and out of the front door
    Ran twelve back-door angels
    Their hair was a golden-brown
    They didn't see me wink my eye
    'Tis said they put we men to sleep
    With just a whisper
    And touch the heads of dying dogs
    And make them linger
    They carry their candles high
    And they light the dark hours
    And sweep all the country clean
    With pressed and scented wild-flowers

    They grow all their roses red
    And paint our skies blue
    Drop one penny in every second bowl
    Make half the beggars lose
    Why do the faithful have such a will
    To believe in something?
    And call it the name they choose
    Having chosen nothing

    Think I'll sit down and invent some fool
    Some Grand Court Jester
    And next time the die is cast
    He'll throw a six or two
    In and out of the back-door ran
    One front-door angel
    Her hair was a golden-brown
    She smiled and I think she winked her eye

    D.... T....

    Donald Tramp keep up the great work 👌

  4. M.... B....

    Genius...

  5. �.... M....

    Puts me in a total progressive rock trance.

  6. R.... S....

    I'm so happy to see others appreciate this uncommon Tull composition.

    R.... S....

    Their uncommon time signatures too

  7. P.... T....

    Martin Barre is so good in this song. I think this is probably the hardest rock song Jethro Tull plays, I never want the solo to end.

    P.... T....

    Intro to THE MOUSE POLICE , Live Burstin out incredible and the Intro to Minstrel in the Gallery , the album version not the single , there's so many though

    P.... T....

    Their hardest? Gotta be something from Aqualung--Hymn 43, Cross-Eyed Mary, Aqualung...

  8. 2.... ....

    Some of the band’s best playing on this song, especially Barre.

  9. S.... S....

    Fucking epic.

  10. R.... D....

    Best in the world

  11. a.... ....

    One of their best ... but where's the winking eye?

    a.... ....

    She winked her eye....

  12. S.... S....

    Fucking epic.

  13. r.... r....

    Why do the faithful have such a will to believe in something, and call it the name they choose, having chosen nothing.  Genius.  Thank you for the music.

    r.... r....

    Ian's attack on Religion , I love it

    r.... r....

    @Chris Manzi I used to love that line too...when I was young & nihilistic. I know better now.

    r.... r....

    Chris Manzi No, it's an attack on the kind of Churchianity that is expressed in post-modern palaces like the Crystal Cathedral, that are designed for maximum fleecing of the masses. Some of that money has to be put into something large, shiny, and spectacular.

  14. D.... C....

    Think I'll sit down and invent some foo...Some grand court jester!

    D.... C....

    LMAO love it

  15. M.... ....

    3:45
    "NO WE'RE NOT DONE YET! KEEP PLAYING!!!"
    "What?"
    "*KEEP PLAYING!!!*"

  16. S.... S....

    It cuts off the last word of the song, not to mention the jam at the end.... Boo!

    S.... S....

    The "jam at the end" is the intro to the next song.

    S.... S....

    But it does cut off the last word...."eye."

    S.... S....

    @Mike Foley It is the first word of the next track. It's divided weird.