Van Morrison - Summertime In England Lyrics
Can you meet me in the countryIn the summertime in englandWill you meet me?Will you meet me in the countryIn the summertime in englandWill you meet me?Well go riding up to kendal in the countryIn the summertime in england.Did you ever hear aboutDid you ever hear aboutDid you ever hear aboutWordsworth and coleridge, baby?Did you ever hear about wordsworth and coleridge?They were smokin up in kendalBy the lakesideCan you meet me in the country in the long grassIn the summertime in englandWill you meet meWith your red robe dangling all around your bodyWith your red robe dangling all around your bodyWill you meet meDid you ever hear about . . .William blakeT. s. eliotIn the summerIn the countrysideThey were smokinSummertime in englandWont you meet me down bristolMeet me along by bristolWell go ridin downDown by avalonDown by avalonDown by avalonIn the countryside in englandWith your red robe danglin all around your body freeLet your red robe go.Goin ridin down by avalonWould you meet me in the countryIn the summertime in englandWould you meet me?In the church of st. john . . .Down by avalon . . . .Holy magnetGive you attractionYea, I was attracted to you.Your coat was old, ragged and wornAnd you wore it down through the agesAh, the sufferin did show in your eyes as we spokeAnd the gospel musicThe voice of mahalia jackson came through the etherOh my common one with the coat so oldAnd the light in the headSaid, daddy, dont stroke meCall me the common one.I said, oh, common one, my illuminated one.Oh my high in the art of sufferin one.Take a walk with meTake a walk with me down by avalonOh, my common one with the coat so oldAnd the light in her head.And the sufferin so fineTake a walk with me down by avalonAnd I will show youIt aint why, why, whyIt just is.Would you meet me in the countryCan you meet me in the long grassIn the country in the summertimeCan you meet me in the long grassWait a minuteWith your red robe . . .Danglin all around your body.Yeats and lady gregory corresponded . . .And james joyce wrote streams of consciousness books . . .T.s. eliot chose england . . .T.s. eliot joined the ministry . . .Did you ever hear about . . .Wordsworth and coleridge?Smokin up in kendalThey were smokin by the lakeside . . .Let your red robe go . . .Let your red robe dangle in the countryside in englandWell go ridin down by avalonIn the countryIn the summertimeWith you by my sideLet your red robe go . . .Youll be happy dancin . . .Let your red robe go . . .Wont you meet me down by avalonIn the summertime in englandIn the church of st. john . . .Did you ever hear about jesus walkinJesus walkin down by avalon?Can you feel the light in england?Can you feel the light in england?Oh, my common one with the light in her headAnd the coat so oldAnd the sufferin so fineTake a walk with meOh, my common one,Oh, my illuminated oneDown by avalon . . .Oh, my common one . . .Oh, my storytime oneOh, my treasury in the sunsetTake a walk with meAnd I will show youIt aint why . . .It just is . . .Oh, my common oneWith the light in the headAnd the coat so oldOh, my high in the art of sufferin one . . .Oh, my common oneTake a walk with meDown by avalonAnd I will show youIt aint why . . .It just is.Oh, my common one with the light in her headAnd the coat so fineAnd the sufferin so high . . .All right now.Oh, my common one . . .It aint why . . .It just is . . .Thats allThats all there is about it.It just is.Can you feel the light?I want to go to church and say.In your soul . . .Aint it high?Oh, my common oneOh, my storytime oneOh, my high in the art of sufferin onePut your head on my shoulder . . .And you listen to the silence.Can you feel the silence?
