Raglan Road lyrics
Song information
Artist: Van Morrison Album: Irish Heartbeat
Lyrics
Traditional, words by patrick kavanagh, arranged by van morrison/paddy moloney
On raglan road on an autumn day I saw her first and knew That her dark hair would weave a snare That I may one day rue I saw the danger, yet I walked Along the enchanted way And I said let grief be a falling leaf At the dawning of the day
On grafton street in november We tripped lightly along the ledge Of a deep ravine where can be seen The worst of passions pledged The queen of hearts still baking tarts And I not making hay Well I loved too much; by such and such Is happiness thrown away
I gave her the gifts of the mind I gave her the secret sign That's known to all the artists who have Known true gods of sound and time With word and tint I did not stint I gave her reams of poems to say With her own name there and her shiny dark hair Like the clouds over fields of may
On a quiet street where old ghosts meet I see her walking now away from me So hurriedly. my reason must allow For I have wooed, not as I should A creature made of clay When the angel woos the clay,he'll lose His wings at the dawn of the day
[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]
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