Van Morrison

Oh, the smell of the bakery from across the street Got in my nose As we carried our ladders down the street With the wrought-iron gate rows I went home and listened to jimmie rodgers in my lunch-break Bought five woodbines at the shop on the corner And went straight back to work. Oh, sam…

Don’t want to discuss it I think it’s time for a change You may get disgusted And start thinkin’ that i’m actin’ strange In that case i’ll go underground Get some heavy rest Never have to worry About what is worst and what is best . . . hit it Oh, oh, domino Roll me…

Down on cyprus avenue With a childlike vision leaping into view Clicking, clacking of the high heeled shoe Ford & fitzroy, madame george Marching with the soldier boy behind He’s much older with hat on drinking wine And that smell of sweet perfume comes drifting through The cool night air like shalimar And outside they’re…

Here i am again Back on the corner again Back where i belong Where i’ve always been Everything the same It don’t ever change I’m back on the corner again In the healing game Down those ancient streets Down those ancient roads Where nobody knows Where nobody goes I’m back on the corner again Where…

Slim slow slider Horse you ride Is white as snow Slim slow slider Horse you ride Is white as snow Tell it everywhere you go Saw you walking Down by the ladbroke grove this morning Saw you walking Down by the ladbroke grove this morning Catching pebbles for some sandy beach You’re out of reach…

Whenever god shines his light on me Open up my eyes, so i can see When i look up in the darkest night Then i know everything is gonna be alright In deep confusion, in great despair When i reach out for him, he is there When i am lonely as i can be Then…

And i will stroll the merry way And jump the hedges first And i will drink the clear Clean water for to quench my thirst And i shall watch the ferry-boats And they’ll get high On a bluer ocean Against tomorrow’s sky And i will never grow so old again And i will walk and…

If i ventured in the slipstream Between the viaducts of your dream Where immobile steel rims crack And the ditch in the back roads stop Could you find me? Would you kiss-a my eyes? To lay me down In silence easy To be born again To be born again From the far side of the…

Well it’s a marvelous night for a moondance With the stars up above in your eyes A fantabulous night to make romance ‘neath the color of october skies. And all the leaves on the trees are falling To the sound of the breezes that blow And i’m trying to please to the calling Of your…

I’m stranded at the edge of the world It’s a world i don’t know Got no where to go Feels like i’m stranded And i’m stranded between That ol’ devil and the deep blue sea And nobody’s gonna tell me Tell me what, what time it is Everyday, everyday, it’s hustle Hustle time, hustle time…

And the caravan is on it’s way I can hear the merry gypsies play Mama mama look at emma rose She’s a-playin with the radio La, la, la, la And the caravan has all my friends It will stay with me until the end Gypsy robin, sweet emma rose Tell me everything i need to…

Little jimmy’s gone Way out of the backstreet Out of the window Through the fallin’ rain Right on time Right on time That’s why broken arrow Waved his finger down the road so dark and narrow In the evenin’ Just before the sunday six-bells chime, six-bells chime And all the dogs are barkin’ Way on…