On the 'Empress of India'
And all the time she laughs at those
Who shout her name and steal her clothes
These days I'm afraid she's not even sure
Do you suppose that waiting hands on eyes
With a picture of Veronica
And if they don't then nobody else will
Did he roam down the town all the while?
But my name is Veronica"
Veronica has gone to hide?
And a young man sailed on a ship in the sea
That her name was Veronica
Saying, "You can call me anything you like
And all the time she laughs at those
And a delicate look in her eye
Veronica, Veronica
Do you suppose that waiting hands on eyes
Did the days drag by? Did the favors wane?
If her name is Veronica
Who shout her name and steal her clothes
But she used to have a carefree mind of her own
And as she closed her eyes upon the world
Well, I used to know a girl and I could have sworn
Who shout her name and steal her clothes
Reaching out for Veronica?
And picked upon the bones of last weeks news
She spoke his name out loud again
She sits very quiet and still
And they call her a name that they never get right
And all the time she laughs at those
Will you wake from your dream, with a wolf at the door
Veronica has gone to hide?
Veronica, Veronica
Do you suppose that waiting hands on eyes
Well, she used to have a carefree mind of her own
With devilish look in her eye
Veronica has gone to hide?
When the world was the street where she lived
Veronica sits in her favorite chair
Well, it was all of sixty-five years ago
