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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
Performer
Ian Anderson
Ian Anderson
Flute
John Glascock
John Glascock
Bass Guitar
Barrie Barlow
Barrie Barlow
Drums
Martin Barre
Martin Barre
Electric Guitar
Dee Palmer
Dee Palmer
Organ
John Evan
John Evan
Piano
Keith Howard
Keith Howard
Sound Effects
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ian Anderson
Ian Anderson
Songwriter
John Glascock
John Glascock
Arranger
Barrie Barlow
Barrie Barlow
Arranger
Martin Barre
Martin Barre
Arranger
Dee Palmer
Dee Palmer
Arranger
John Evan
John Evan
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ian Anderson
Ian Anderson
Producer
Thing Moss
Thing Moss
Assistant Engineer
Trevor White
Trevor White
Assistant Engineer
Robin Black
Robin Black
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I'll buy you six bay mares to put in your stable
Six golden apples bought with my pay
I am the first piper who calls the sweet tune
But I must be gone by the seventh day
[Verse 2]
So come on, I'm the whistler
I have a fife and a drum to play
Get ready for the whistler
I whistle along on the seventh day
Whistle along on the seventh day
[Verse 3]
All kinds of sadness I've left behind me
Many's the day when I have done wrong
But I'll be yours forever and ever
Climb in the saddle and whistle along
[Verse 4]
So come on, I'm the whistler
I have a fife and a drum to play
Get ready for the whistler
I whistle along on the seventh day
Whistle along on the seventh day
[Verse 5]
Deep red are the sunsets in mystical places
Black are the nights on summer day sands
We'll find the speck of truth in each riddle
Hold the first grain of love in our hands
[Verse 6]
So come on, I'm the whistler
I have a fife and a drum to play
Get ready for the whistler
I whistle along on the seventh day
[Verse 7]
So come on, I'm the whistler
I have a fife and a drum to play
Get ready for the whistler
I whistle along on the seventh day
Whistle along on the seventh day
Written by: Ian Anderson
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