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LAURA NYRO upstairs by a chinese lamp
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Piano
Cornell Dupree
Cornell Dupree
Electric Guitar
Ralph MacDonald
Ralph MacDonald
Percussion
Dino Danelli
Dino Danelli
Drums
Richard Davis
Richard Davis
Bass
Alice Coltrane
Alice Coltrane
Harp
Joe Farrell
Joe Farrell
Woodwinds
Ashed Garabedian
Ashed Garabedian
Oud
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Arif Mardin
Arif Mardin
Producer
Felix Cavaliere
Felix Cavaliere
Producer

Lyrics

Market in the cool white mornin'
Merchants sell as ladies buy
Milk, tobacco, soap, and matches
Sweep the floor while the dishes dry
Spring whispered in her ear
Like soft Mediterranean wailin'
Sleepy woman by the window
Dreamin' in the morning air
Of the one who takes her sweetness
By a Chinese lamp upstairs
The steam of China tea
You could hear the woman sing
In the soft flames of spring
Spring has swept the scarlet side streets
Winds caress, undress, invite
Upstairs by a China lamp
They softly talk in the cool spring night
La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-na
Na-na-na-la-la
Written by: Laura Nyro

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