You pulled me from the river With a ring in my mouth I was landed on the bank And won't be swimming any more I fought like a boy with a string round his tooth And the other end tied to the handle of a door I was swung through the air By a man in a hat; He wears it to stop folk from knowing his mind And though I was shaken as I sliced through the air I kept my own counsel, Remaining silent and wise I was grounded and flightless, A cruel prank to play. On the stage that I stood on And the silence I made, As the door swung at a lintel and the line became tight, I caught the man's orders and swam to the light. Nobody knows when you'll go and no one thinks to tell you Nobody knows when you'll go and no one thinks to tell you Nobody knows when you'll go and no one thinks to tell you Nobody knows when you'll go and no one thinks to tell you Nobody knows when you'll go and no one thinks to tell you Nobody knows when you'll go and no one thinks to tell you