Blackwaterside Sandy Denny

One evening fair I took the air Down by Blackwaterside 'Twas gazing all around me When the Irish lad I spied All through the first part of that night We did lie in sport and play, When this young

Blackwaterside (Alternate Take) Sandy Denny

One evening fair I took the air Down by Blackwaterside 'Twas gazing all around me When the Irish lad I spied All through the first part of that night We did lie in sport and play, When this young man arose

Sandy Denny Mark Olson

Once Sandy Denny was young And she wore a school girl's uniform Windows of our lives become boarded up in time Decisions made for spite And we're unprepared for life The things we dislike in others We

Blackwaterside Spriguns

One evening fair as I took the air Down by Blackwaterside O \'twas there a gazing all around That Irish lad I spied All through the far part of the night We rolled in sport and play This young

Take Me Away Sandy Denny

Such sweet love is so hard to find Look around, these are troublesome times The sun beats down on our hunger and thirst It would soon all be over if we let it be worse Chorus Take me away, take me...

Tomorrow Is A Long Time Sandy Denny

If today was not an endless highway, If tonight was not a crooked trail, If tomorrow wasn't such a long time, Then lonesome would mean nothing to you at all. Yes, and only if my own true love was w...

Full Moon Sandy Denny

My father he rides with your sheriffs; And I know he would never mean harm, But to see both sides of a quarrel Is to judge without haste or alarm Chorus Oh, oh, helpless and slow, And you don't ha...

Knockin` On Heaven`s Door Sandy Denny

Mama, take this badge off of me I can\'t use it anymore. It\'s gettin\' dark, too dark for me to see I feel like I\'m knockin\' on heaven\'s door. Knock, knock, knockin\' on heaven\'s door Knock, ...

Late November Sandy Denny

The wine it was drunk, the ship it was sunk, The shot it was dead, all the sorrows were drowned. The birds they were clouds, the brides and the shrouds And as we drew south the mist it came down. ...

Gold Dust Sandy Denny

This is the text on the Rendezvous album: If your eyes are blue you know the rest Champagne if it's very cool It's never very formal how you dress For oysters by the swimming pool Then slip away i...

I`m A Dreamer Sandy Denny

You make me nervous when I see you. I can't imagine what it's like to be you. It's a mystery to me every day, And I've got to get away. I put a bet on with a bookie For the race they put on over i...

Friends Sandy Denny

I've watched you rise up and I've watched you fall down 'Til you've lost everything but what money can own. And you feel alright now, but for how long? You feel alright now, how long? Do me a favo...

I'm A Dreamer Sandy Denny

You make me nervous when I see you. I can't imagine what it's like to be you. It's a mystery to me every day, And I've got to get away. I put a bet on with a bookie For the race they put on ov...

Listen, Listen Sandy Denny

The young man rose his pretty face,All for to feel the salty spray.When storms are mustering, they sayI'll come and take you all away.I am a traveller by trade,I only have what I have made.A fortun...

The Lady Sandy Denny

The lady she had a silver tongue.For to sing she said,And maybe that's all.Wait for the dawn and we will have that song.When it ends it will seemThat we hear silence fall.The lady she had a golden ...

One-Way Donkey Ride Sandy Denny

There you may stand in your splendour and jewelsSwaying me in both directions.One is the right one, the other for fools,How do I make my selection?The city lies silent in the warm morning light,The...

It'll Take A Long Time Sandy Denny

Oh it's like a storm at seaAnd everything is lost,And the fretful sailors calling out their woes,As to the waves they're tossed.Oh they are all gentlemen,And never will they knowIf there is a reaso...

Solo Sandy Denny

Good morning, good afternoon,And what have you got to say?Well i'm waiting, but i can't stay long,It's such a lovely day.There's a time to be talkingAnd a time when it's no use.Right now i think th...

Next Time Around Sandy Denny

Then came the question and it was about time.The answer came back and it was long.The house it was built by some man in a rhyme,But whatever came of his talented son?Who wrote me a dialogue set to ...

For Shame Of Doing Wrong Sandy Denny

It seems like a lifetime since I saw youLover lover Ive been away too longWhen I see lovers holdings hands and sighingI hang my head for shame of doing wrongBus wheels spinning, song birds singing ...

Fotheringay Sandy Denny

How often she has gazed from castle windows o'er,And watched the daylight passing within her captive wall,With no-one to heed her call.The evening hour is fading within the dwindling sun,And in a l...

Who Knows Where The Time Goes? Sandy Denny

Across the evening sky, all the birds are leavingBut how can they know it's time for them to go?Before the winter fire, I will still be dreamingI have no thought of timeFor who knows where the time...

Nothing More Sandy Denny

My friend i know you've suffered,Although you are still young.Why was it you who'd not take helpFrom anyone?Oh it's true, it's very true, he said,Some hard times i have known,But i have always over...

The Sea Sandy Denny

Do I ever wonder? You don't know.You'll never follow, and I'll never show.D'you see the water and watch it flowAnd float an empty shell,And you think that I'm hiding from the island.You've a fault ...

The Pond And The Stream Sandy Denny

Annie wanders on the land.She loves the freedom of the air.She finds a friend in ev'ry place she goes.There's always a face she knows.I wish that I was there.She says, "I'm leaving here tomorrowTo ...

Banks Of The Nile Sandy Denny

They've robbed us of our sweethearts while their bodies they feed the lions, On the dry and sandy deserts which are the banks of the Nile. "

When Will I Be Loved Sandy Denny

"I've been cheated,Been mistreatedWhen will I be loved?I've been made blue,I've been lied toWhen will I be loved?When I meet a new boyThat I want for mineHe always breaks my heart in twoIt happens ...

Learning The Game Sandy Denny

"Hearts that are broken A love that's untrueThese go with learning the gameWhen you love himAnd he doesn't love youYou're only learning the gameWhen he says that you're The only one he'll ever love...

Here In Silence Sandy Denny

"Summer skies are gone for everNothing left but to rememberMorning leaves a bed of echoesTears of blood in weaping meadowsCan you see me, can you hear meCan you leave me here in silence?Drums and f...

Man Of Iron Sandy Denny

"Where are you riding to Sir KnightAlone and armed for war?If not to fight for right Sir KnightThen what are weapons for?Why d'you hide your face Sir KnightWithin a face of iron?The more you shield...

Like An Old Fashioned Waltz Sandy Denny

Roses are red, and violets are blue,Primroses pale on a velvet green hue,Warm summer days by cool waterfalls,Like the music we hear,Those things we'll always hold dear,Like an old fashioned waltz.W...

Carnival Sandy Denny

The summertime's escaping, and the carnival's away,And the sunshine is awaiting for another sunny day.Breakers whisper to the shells upon the shore,And hear the seagulls they cry for more.And hear ...

No End Sandy Denny

They said that it was snowing in astounded tones upon the news.I wonder why they're always so surprised 'cos every year it snows.Frozen images of snowploughs as they churn along the motorways.I hav...

For Shame Of Doing Wrong (I Wish I Was A Fool For You Again) Sandy Denny

It seems like a lifetime since I saw youLover lover Ive been away too longWhen I see lovers holdings hands and sighingI hang my head for shame of doing wrongBus wheels spinning, song birds singing ...

One Way Donkey Ride Sandy Denny

There you may stand in your splendour and jewelsSwaying me in both directions.One is the right one, the other for fools,How do I make my selection?The city lies silent in the warm morning light,The...

All Our Days Sandy Denny

We search for everythingKeeping what we would winOrchids or tiny flowersWooden huts or ivory towersCenturies or hoursDark are the winter daysHoly in many waysVaults of time unshakenWhilst as throug...

No More Sad Refrains Sandy Denny

Here comes the morning how it pleasesIt always brings me something newIts golden light will wash away the dust of yesterdayIf I try it may let me forget youAnd when these winter days are overI mean...

The Sea Captain Sandy Denny

To cross the wide sea I deserted,From the shore I did fly.I thought it time that I travelled,So I took to the roads of the sky.It was late and the wind it did gently blow,Oh the night it was calm.I...

Down In The Flood Sandy Denny

Crash on the levee, mama,Water's gonna overflow,Swamp's gonna rise,No boat's gonna row.Now, you can train on downTo Williams Point,You can bust your feet,You can rock this joint.But oh mama, ain't ...

John The Gun Sandy Denny

''My shadow follows meWherever I should chance to go'',John The Gun did say.''If you should chance to meet meAs I wander to and fro,Sad would be your day.My life is mine and the light did shineTill...

The Optimist Sandy Denny

The steps he took were nice and easy.He never knew he could stumble and go down.As he saw the buildings and the mountains crumble,Over the road he would take to the town.He said, ``Next year I'm co...

Let's Jump The Broomstick Sandy Denny

Well, come-a little baby Let's jump the broomstickCome on let's tie a knotCome-a little baby Let's jump the broomstickCome on let's tie a knotFather don't like it, My brother don't like itMy sister...

Wretched Wilbur Sandy Denny

The summer was the reasonWhy it took so long to seeThat even if I do possessSome seeds of honesty,There is no garden,So how come I have no land?I shall be waiting here awhileTo see what comes to ha...

The North Star Grassman And The Ravens Sandy Denny

They stood upon the deckAs the ship went out to sea.The wind it took the sailsAnd left the land a memory.All upon the shore forTo wonder why the sailor goes.All to close their eyesAnd wonder what t...

Crazy Lady Blues Sandy Denny

Missed the morning too, didn't rise before noon.She's a lazy lady today.Always yawning, you with your eyes on the moon.Your're a crazy lady I'd say, da da da.Now should I say more, for I know so we...

Sweet Rosemary Sandy Denny

My young man, oh he is so fine,Sweet Rosemary did say.She gathered flowers and she sangAll about her wedding day.Oh when I was a lass at schoolI looked out at the sky,And now among the woodlands co...

For Nobody To Hear Sandy Denny

Although the flames they are so dim,I can see them from over here.But this is no time to worry now,No time to shed a tear.The people are all smiling,And the letters are all too,The flowers they are...

Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood Sandy Denny

As gentle tides go rolling by,Along the salt sea strandThe colours blend and roll as oneTogether in the sand.And often do the winds entwineDo send their distant call,The quiet joys of brotherhood,A...

Bushes And Briars Sandy Denny

I can't believe that it's so coldAnd there ain't been no snow.The sound of music it comes to meFrom every place I go.Sunday morning, there's no one in churchBut the clergy's chosen manAnd he is fin...

It Suits Me Well Sandy Denny

My name is Jan the gypsyI travel the land.There are no chains about meI am me own man.I can tell a fair old story which I'm sure ain't no surpriseOf the places I have been, oh,And they ain't no lie...