I was re-reading Edward Lear's 'The Owl & The Pussycat' and was wondering what happened later...
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Story behind the song
I was re-reading Edward Lear's 'The Owl & The Pussycat' and was wondering what happened later...
Bob Cockburn: Vocals, acoustic guitar
Rorie Duncan: Acoustic guitar
Rorie and I were recorded one sunny day in the country, as you would have heard us if you'd been there, with nowt added and nowt taken out.
Lyrics
Way back then I didn't know a thing
Didn't even carry a ring
All I had was some words and a simple tune;
I still sail with honey
and take plenty of money
and I still dance by the light of the moon, by the light of the moon.
We were happy for a year or two
Ever after was a year or two
She said our being together didn't make sense;
From time to time in the distance
I see her pass with her kittens
And I miss the days when life and love didn't need to make such sense.
You are so beautiful
You are so beautiful
You are, you are, so beautiful
You are, you are, so beautiful.
You think I'm wise and can see it all
I'm just glad that I know the score
As we walk the shoreline, hand in hand,
Stones that skim until they fail
Fragile laves we try to sail
Another tide is washing out our steps and plans from the sand.
You are so beautiful...
I still look up to the stars above
Trail my feathers in the sea of love
Tie up my boat but know I'll head back soon;
I still sail with honey
And take plenty of money
And I still dance by the light of the moon, by the light of the moon.