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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Electric Light Orchestra
Performer
Jeff Lynne
Vocals
Richard Tandy
Piano
Peter Ford-Robertson
Speaker
Louis Clark
Conductor
Bev Bevan
Drums
Mik Kaminski
Violin
Michael de Albuquerque
Bass
Hugh 'H' McDowell
Cello
Mike Edwards
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jeff Lynne
Composer
Richard Tandy
Orchestrator
Louis Clark
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jeff Lynne
Reissue Producer
Al Quaglieri
Reissue Producer
Mike Pela
Assistant Engineer
Joseph M. Palmaccio
Mastering Engineer
Dick Plant
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Hey Boy Blue, can't you hear all the noise?
It's for you, all the town's waitin' there
Let us go, there's a show like you ain't seen before
Welcome home, where you been all these years?
Look around, all the crowd is in tears
It's so good to see you in the streets of your town
[Verse 2]
Hey, Boy Blue is back
Hey, Boy Blue is back
Hey, Boy Blue is back
[Verse 3]
Hey, Boy Blue is back
Hey, Boy Blue is back
Hey, Boy Blue is back
[Verse 4]
I've seen bold knights dropping down like flies
I've seen kings rollin' in the mire
I've seen God point the Finger of Doom to our foes
I have fought in the holiest wars
I have spent some of the holiest chores
I've been jailed, been impaled, and been dragged through the world
[Verse 5]
One thing I have learnt through these years
Is that no man should be stricken with fear
It should be that he walks with no care in the world
So my friends, who are gathered today
Hear this clear, for I'll not further say
That no man shall cause me to take up arms again
[Verse 6]
Hey, Boy Blue is back
Hey, Boy Blue is back
Hey, Boy Blue is back (Whoa)
Hey, Boy Blue is back
Hey, Boy Blue is back
Hey, Boy Blue is back (Whoa)
Written by: Jeff Lynne