mystery

hugh laurie'nin 1987'de bestelediği, a bit of fry and laurie'de ilk kez seslendirdiği komik aşk şarkısı. 2005'te inside the actors' studio'da yeniden ama bu kez daha düzgün bir ses tonu ve sözlerde ufak tefek oynamalarla söylemiştir.

mystery;
all my life has been a mystery!
you and i were never ever meant to be;
that's why i call my love for you a mystery.

different country -
you and i have always lived in a different country.
and i know that airline tickets don't grow on a tree.
so what kept us apart is plain for me to see.
that much at least is not really a mystery.

estuary -
i live in a houseboat on an estuary.
which is handy for my work with the thames water authority.
but i know you would have found it insanitary.

insanitary-
taken a violent dislike to me!
i'd be foolish to ignore the possibility
that if we'd ever actually met, you might have hated me!
still, that's not the only problem that i can see:
dead since 1973
you've been dead now . . . wait a minute -let me see-;
fifteen years come next january!
as a human being you are history.

so why do why i still long for you?
why is my love so strong for you?
why did i write this song for you?
well, i guess it's just a mystery.
mystery...*