Intro verse 1 You and Ludwig von Beethoven And your Manhattan Grandfather Born on the 16th of December Ludwig, grandfather and you In Poland tanks were rolling On Hudson Street it was snowing Taxi ride to the hospital Labouring by centimetres verse 2 Lucy when I hear you crying I don't know what I can do You're so miserable lying Next to me, I can't help you verse 3 Who were you in your last life? How come you came at Christmas? If you had waited longer You might have been Lady Di's baby verse 4 Lucy when I hear you crying I don't know what I can do You're so miserable lying Next to me, I can't help you Verse 5 It's New Year's Day, your first one What is your resolution? It's raining, grey beginning Here's to Ludwig, grandfather and You and Ludwig von Beethoven And your Manhattan Grandfather Born on the 16th of December Ludwig, grandfather and you