Lyrics Babooshka - Kate Bush

Babooshka

She wanted to test her husband,
She new exactly what to do,
A pseudonym to fool him,
She couldn’t have made a worse move.
She sent him scented letters,
And he recieved 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
She wanted to take it further,
So she arranged a place to go,
Too see if he,
Would fall for her incognito.
And when he laid eyes on her,
He got the feelings 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, I’m…