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Time Of No Reply (Orchestrated Version)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nick Drake
Nick Drake
Vocals
Amanda Chancellor
Amanda Chancellor
Viola
Anna Morris
Anna Morris
Violin
Claire Orsler
Claire Orsler
Viola
Diana Beamish
Diana Beamish
Cello
Gina Ball
Gina Ball
Violin
Ian Burdge
Ian Burdge
Cello
Jane Spiers
Jane Spiers
Flute
Julia Singleton
Julia Singleton
Violin
Karen Jones
Karen Jones
Flute
R. McFarlane
R. McFarlane
Double Bass
Sally Herbert
Sally Herbert
Violin
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nick Drake
Nick Drake
Songwriter
Robert Kirby
Robert Kirby
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joe Boyd
Joe Boyd
Producer
John Wood
John Wood
Producer
Vic Gamm
Vic Gamm
Engineer
Roberty Kirby
Roberty Kirby
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Summer was gone and the heat died down
And Autumn reached for her golden crown
I looked behind as I heard a sigh
But this was the time of no reply
[Verse 2]
The sun went down and the crowd went home
I was left by the roadside all alone
I turned to speak as they went by
But this was the time of no reply
[Verse 3]
The time of no reply is calling me to stay
There's no hello and no goodbye
To leave there is no way
[Verse 4]
The trees on the hill had nothing to say
They would keep their dreams till another day
So they stood and thought and wondered why
For this was the time of no reply
[Verse 5]
Time goes by from year to year
And no one asks why I am standing here
But I have my answer as I look to the sky
This is the time of no reply
[Verse 6]
The time of no reply is calling me to stay
There's no hello and no goodbye
To leave there is no way
[Verse 7]
Summer was gone and the heat died down
And Autumn reached for her golden crown
I looked behind as I heard a sigh
But this was the time of no reply
Written by: Nicholas Rodney Drake

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