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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Guitar
Ciaran O Braonain
Ciaran O Braonain
Bass
Derek Bell
Derek Bell
Harp
Kevin Conneff
Kevin Conneff
Bodhrán Drum
Martin Fay
Martin Fay
Fiddle
Matt Molloy
Matt Molloy
Flute
Paddy Malone
Paddy Malone
Tin Whistle
Seán Keane
Seán Keane
Fiddle
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Paul Osborne Kavanagh
Paul Osborne Kavanagh
Lyrics
Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Arranger
Paddy Moloney
Paddy Moloney
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Producer
Paddy Moloney
Paddy Moloney
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
On Raglan Road on an autumn day
I saw her first and knew
That her dark hair would weave a snare
That I might 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 (Listen)
[Verse 2]
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, and I, and I, and I not making hay
But I loved too much, by such and such
Is happiness thrown away, alright
[Instrumental]
I gave her the gifts of the mind
Oh Lord, I gave her, 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 never did stint
I gave her reams of, reams of poems to say
With her own name there and her shiny black hair
Like the clouds over fields of May (Shh)
[Verse 3]
On a quiet street where old ghosts meet (Shh)
I see, I see her walking now
Away from me, away from me so hurriedly
And my reason, my reason, my reason, my reason must allow
But I have wooed, not as I should
A creature made of clay
When the angel woos
Ah, the clay, he'll lose
His wings at the dawn of the day, alright
Written by: Paul Osborne Kavanagh
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