[Verse 1, Greg Lake]
Cadence and Cascade
Kept a man named Jade
Cool in the shade
While his audience played

[Chorus 1]
Purred, whispered "Spend us too
We only serve for you"

[Verse 2]
Sliding mystified
On the wine of the tide
Stared pale-eyed
As his veil fell aside

[Chorus 2]
Sad paper courtesan
They found him just a man

[Bridge]
Caravan Hotel
Where the sequin spell fell
Custom of the game
Cadence oiled in love
Licked his velvet gloved hand
Cascade kissed his name
[Instrumental Verse: Flute Absent]

[Chorus 2]
Sad paper courtesan
They knew him just a man

[Outro]
...and Cascade
Cadence and Cascade
Cool in the shade
Cadence and Cascade
Kept a man named Jade...