The Book of Taliesyn
Deep Purple
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Listen, Learn, Read On
04 : 05
2
Wring That Neck
05 : 15
3
Kentucky Woman
04 : 46
4
Exposition / We Can Work It Out
07 : 04
5
Shield
06 : 05
6
Anthem
06 : 31
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River Deep, Mountain High
10 : 05
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Track Lyrics
Listen, Learn, Read On Lyrics
[Verse 1]
In ages past when spells were cast
In a time of men in steel
When a man was taught no special thing
It was all done by feel
[Chorus]
So listen, so learn, so read on
You got to turn the page
Read the Book of Taliesyn
[Verse 2]
Hear the song of lovely Joan
Her sound so sweet and clear
In the courtroom of the King
Among children and the peers
[Chorus]
So listen, so learn, so read on
You got to turn the page
Read the Book of Taliesyn
[Bridge]
"Now hear ye the words of Taliesyn
On the foaming beach of the ocean
In the day of trouble
I shall be of more service to thee
Than three hundred salmon
[Verse 3]
The hare he bounds across the page
Past castles white and fair
Past dreaming chessmen on their boards
With a fool's mate as a snare
[Chorus]
So listen, so learn, so read on
You got to turn the page
Read the Book of Taliesyn
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
So listen, so learn, so read on
You got to turn the page
Read the Book of Taliesyn
[Bridge]
Three times I have been born
I know this from meditation
[Verse 4]
The bird he flies the distance
From pages two to six
Past minstrels in their boxes
To the waters of the Styx
[Chorus]
So listen, so learn, so read on
You got to turn the page
Read the Book of Taliesyn
[Verse 5]
Don't take the pictures lightly
Listen to their sound
For from their coloured feeling
Experience is found
[Chorus]
So listen, so learn, so read on
You got to turn the page
Read the Book of Taliesyn
[Outro]
All the sciences of the world
Are collected in my breast
For I know what has been, what is now
And what hereafter will occur
Kentucky Woman Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Kentucky Woman
She shines in her own kind of light
She looks at you once in a day
And what's wrong is alright
And I love her
God knows I love her
[Chorus]
Kentucky Woman
She gets to know you
She gets to hold you
Kentucky Woman
[Verse 2]
She isn't the kind to turn
At the drop of her name
Well all the things she does
They turn you on just the same
And I love her
God knows I love her
[Chorus]
Kentucky Woman
She gets to know you
She gets to hold you
Kentucky Woman
[Verse 3]
I don't want much
The Good Lord's earth
Beneath my feet, a gentle touch
Because that one girl in life
Is sweet and good
There isn't no doubt, I'm talking about
[Chorus]
Kentucky Woman
She gets to know you
She gets to hold you
Kentucky Woman
[Verse 4]
Kentucky Woman she shines
In her own kind of light
She looks at you once in a day
And what's wrong is alright
And I love her, yes I do, I love her
[Chorus]
Kentucky Woman
She gets to know you
She gets to hold you
Kentucky Woman
Shield Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Mama plays a queen
On the hill built on a dream
While the children play in the field
Papa smokes the pipe
Of a sweet and better life
But how strong is the shield?
Can peace be found
On the carpet above ground
Where sky is forever blue
So let it pass baby now
The slow and riding cloud
Which may take me from you
[Verse 2]
Many things a man can lose
His self, his rights, his views
But never his heart or his love
So take this hand of mine
And climb baby, climb
To the hill up above
Now you can play a queen
On the hill built on a dream
While our children play in the field
I can smoke the pipe
Of a sweet and better life
And trust in the strength of the shield
[Verse 3]
So trust in you love, and Lucy of above
And let light pass like a wheel
Don't take the chance of life's hectic dance
Kiss the strength of the shield
The seeker will be found
By the looker on the ground
And to his wish he will yield
Fate will have it's word, of course
And time will change its course
And hold the strength of the shield
Anthem Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When the night wind softly blows
Through my open window
Then I start to remember
The girl that brought me joy
Now the night wind softly blows
Sadness to tomorrow
Bringing tears to eyes so tired
Eyes I thought could cry no more
[Pre-Chorus]
If the day would only come
Then you might just appear
Even though you'd soon be gone
When I reached out my hand
[Chorus]
If I could see you
If only I could see you
To see if you are laughing or crying
When the night winds softly blow
[Verse 2]
In my dark and whispering room
Memories still bring me
A numbness to my feelings
Take my hand and brush my brow
In the warm and fevered dark
Heart was madly beating
My crazy thoughts are worrying
When the night winds softly blow
[Pre-Chorus]
If the day would only come
Then you might just appear
Even though you'd soon be gone
When I reached out my hand
[Chorus]
If I could see you
If only I could see you
To see if you are laughing or crying
When the night winds softly blow
[Pre-Chorus]
If the day would only come
Then you might just appear
Even though you'd soon be gone
When I reached out my hand
[Chorus]
If I could see you
If only I could see you
To see if you are laughing or crying
When the night winds softly blow
River Deep, Mountain High Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When you were a young girl
Did you have a rag doll
The only doll you've ever owned
Now I'll love you just the way
You loved that rag doll
Only now my love has grown
[Bridge]
It gets stronger as the river flows
Deeper baby, heaven knows
Higher, as it goes
[Chorus]
Do I love you, my oh my
River Deep, Mountain High
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Do I love you, would I cry
Oh I love you baby
How I love you baby
[Verse 2]
When you were a young girl
Did you have a puppy
That always followed you around
Well I'm going to be
As faithful as that puppy
No I'll never never let you down
[Bridge]
Because it gets stronger
As the river flows
It gets deeper baby, heaven knows
It gets higher
So much higher, as it goes
[Chorus]
Do I love you, my oh my
River Deep, Mountain High
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Do I love you, would I cry
Oh I love you baby
How I love you baby
[Verse 3]
I love you baby
Like a flower loves a spring
I love you baby
Like a robin likes to sing
I love you baby
Like a schoolboy likes his pie
And oh I love you baby
River deep, mountain high
[Chorus]
Do I love you, my oh my
River Deep, Mountain High
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Do I love you, would I cry
Oh I love you baby
How I love you baby