A long time ago in sixty seven
A little boy was running on the Beach
When all of a sudden he heard a plaintive cry
So near yet so far out of reach.
He looked behind a rock so tall
And there before his eyes
Was an oil soaked seagull lying there
Windswept with pain in his eyes.
And the seagull?s name was Nelson
Nelson who came from the sea
And the seagull?s name was Nelson
Nelson the seagull free
He fed that seagull limpets small
Until the bird could fly
And when he thought it was so he let little Nelson go
And he flew above his head up in the sky.
And the seagull?s name was Nelson
Nelson who came from the sea
And the seagull?s name was Nelson
Nelson the seagull free
The time had come for the boy to go
And sadness was in their eyes
But it?s not for you to criticise
If you?ve never seen a seagull cry
And the seagull?s name was Nelson
Nelson who came from the sea
And the seagull?s name was Nelson
Nelson the seagull free