I took a look inside
Your real cool heart
It’s just not nice inside
Your real cool heart
There’s a block of ice inside
Your real cool heart
Gripped me like a vice inside
Your real cool heart
For more than forty four years
You were a friend of mine
When young shared our drugs
Our women and our wine
Lately something I noticed
Your heart beats real cool
You treat everybody
Like your very own fool
I took a look inside
Your real cool heart
It’s just not nice inside
Your real cool heart
There’s a block of ice inside
Your real cool heart
Gripped me like a vice inside
Your real cool heart
You set yourself up
As the arbiter of taste
Ah but when you look
Your whole life’s been a waste
But nobody out there
Would say it to your face
‘Cause you think you’re better
Than the whole human race
I took a look inside
Your real cool heart
It’s just not nice inside
Your real cool heart
There’s a block of ice inside
Your real cool heart
Gripped me like a vice inside
Your real cool heart
Another weird thing I’ve noticed
It’s not an endearing feature
You never pour the tea for others
You‘re the most indolent creature
Everybody thought you were so cool
They have done right from the start
Beatnik poses when you were at school
Were hiding up your real cool heart
I won’t look twice inside
Your real cool heart
It’s just not nice inside
Your real cool heart
There’s a block of ice inside
Your real cool heart
Gripped me like a vice inside
Your real cool heart
It’s been like that from the very start
Go away with your real cool heart

Harry Rogers in the old study, Aberbanc, 2012.