Top Songs By Sandy Denny
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sandy Denny
Vocals
Richard Thompson
Electric Guitar
Harry Robinson
Performer
Gerry Conway
Drums
Jerry Donahue
Electric Guitar
Pat Donaldson
Bass Guitar
Trevor Lucas
Acoustic Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sandy Denny
Composer
Harry Robinson
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sandy Denny
Producer
John M. Wood
Producer
Richard Thompson
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The wine, it was drunk, the ship, it was sunk
The shot, it was dead, all the sorrows were drowned
The birds, they were clouds, the brides and the shrouds
And as we drew south, the mist it came down
[Verse 2]
Wooded ravine to the wanderin' stream
The serpent, he moved, but no one would say
The depths of the waters, the bridge which distraught us
And brought to me thoughts of the ill-fated day
[Verse 3]
The temples were filled with the strangest of creatures
One played it by ear on the banks of the sea
That one was found, but the others, they went under
Oh, the tears which are shed, they won't come from me
[Verse 4]
The methods of madness, the pathos and the sadness
God help you all, the insane and wise
The black and the white, and the darkness of the night
I see only smoke from the chimneys arise
[Verse 5]
The pilot, he flew all across the sky and woke me
He flew solo on the mercury sea
The dream, it came back, all about the tall brown people
The sacred young herd on the phosphorous sand
Written by: Sandy Denny