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And I will stroll the merry way and jump the hedges first
And I will drink the clear clean water for to quench my thirst
And I shall watch the ferry-boats and they'll get high
On a blue ocean, against tomorrow's sky
And I will walk and talk in gardens all wet with rain
And I will never grow so old again
Oh sweet thing, sweet thing
My, my, my, my, my sweet thing
And I will stroll the merry ways and jump the hedges first
And I will drink the clear clean water for to quench my thirst
And I shall watch the ferry-boats and they'll get high
On a blue ocean against tomorrow's sky
And I will walk and talk in gardens all wet with rain
And never ever ever ever ever get so old again
Ooh...
Sweet thing
My my my...
And I shall drive my chariot down your streets and cry
Hey, it's me! I'm dynamite and I don't know why
And you shall take me warm in your arms again
And I will not remember that I ever felt the pain
And I will walk and talk in gardens all wet with rain
And never ever ever ever ever get so old again
Ooh
Sweet thing
Yeah yeah yeah...
Sweet thing
My my my...
And I will raise my hand up into the night time sky
And count the stars there shining in your eyes
Just to dig it all an' not to wonder, that's just fine
And I'll be satisfied not to read in between the lines
And I will walk and talk in gardens all wet with rain
And never ever ever ever ever get so old again
Sugar-baby with your champagne eyes
And your saint-like smile....
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take this broken wing and learn to fly
All your life you were just waiting for this moment to arrive
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take your sunken eyes, learn to see
All your life you were only waiting for this moment to be free...

kingart Mar 18, 2013 - 11:22	I appreciate the musicianship — but I find this track annoying and a tad pretentious. And neutered. [ Reply ]
lemmoth Mar 18, 2013 - 11:19	One of the most unique songs ever recorded in the "rock and roll" era. It was gutsy of the Waterboys to try to cover it, but the Van original was so wonderful - and I'm not a huge Van fan. [ Reply ]
ckcotton Mar 18, 2013 - 11:18	ABSOLUTELY LOVE the original... This one isn't quite there... but listenable none the less [ Reply ]
Lazarus Jan 14, 2013 - 19:00	Cynaera wrote: Thanks for the additional information on this song, romeotuma. I was rather dazzled by that violin playing, for starters. Their passion (which simply exhausted me!) and their almost impish interplay - I was prepared to be irritated, but by the end, I was in awe. And knowing that "Blackbird" was improvisational just put the icing on the cake for me. Miss you so much, Cynaera... [ Reply ]
Bobert_ParkCity Jan 14, 2013 - 18:38	DarceySuzanne wrote: Oh god, this is pretty wretched. I like the Waterboys, but they should not have attempted this song. The vocals are sounding terribly half-assed...sounds like Scott has a major cold or virus or something...lame. He definitely should not have thrown Blackbird in there. That song should never be an after thought, let alone mixed at the end of another epic song. What a wankfest nightmare. Ugh. Bad day? [ Reply ]
expatlar Jan 14, 2013 - 18:38	lol.." I like the Waterboys, but" BUT I can't think of enough sneering ways to tell you all what a "wretched" song this is. Too funny. I've always like this rendition. Not greatness, but far from vomit-inducing. [ Reply ]
rbigelo Jan 14, 2013 - 18:37	This. is. awesome. :) [ Reply ]
Lazarus Jan 14, 2013 - 18:34	Everybody in my church loves this cover... [ Reply ]
DarceySuzanne Dec 14, 2012 - 09:43	Oh god, this is pretty wretched. I like the Waterboys, but they should not have attempted this song. The vocals are sounding terribly half-assed...sounds like Scott has a major cold or virus or something...lame. He definitely should not have thrown Blackbird in there. That song should never be an after thought, let alone mixed at the end of another epic song. What a wankfest nightmare. Ugh. [ Reply ]
raulman1 Dec 14, 2012 - 09:40	Cool cover of a great song — but the best cover of this I've heard is by Shana Morrison, Van's daughter, who lives and performs here in the San Francisco Bay Area. I'll try to upload it and see if enough Listener Request Channel voters like it enough to get in the rotation. In case you're looking for the album it's from, it's called "Caledonia." [ Reply ]
jocelyn314 Dec 14, 2012 - 09:38	sucko barfo? i love this song :-) [ Reply ]
msymmes Oct 12, 2012 - 16:06	Neat stuff. Love it. [ Reply ]
jhorton Oct 12, 2012 - 16:05	Love, love love this! [ Reply ]
Nillagirl Sep 11, 2012 - 03:08	You took the words right out of my mouth. I actually gave it a sucko-barfo. Was lying in bed trying to wake up and it literally propelled me to sit up, grab my phone and turn the music off. Irritating way to start my day!! But hey, I'm awake now. lkovathana wrote: what the h#ll? [ Reply ]
lkovathana Sep 11, 2012 - 02:34	what the h#ll? [ Reply ]
3Dave Aug 10, 2012 - 15:06	Within the last couple of years, I am pretty sure there was an interview in Rolling Stone with Van Morrison, and they had the gumption to ask him about this cover. As I remember he really didn’t give them a straight answer, BUT he didn’t say anything bad which by Van the Man standards is a HUGE complement! [ Reply ]
MojoJojo Aug 10, 2012 - 15:02	Gets a bit...squeaky. [ Reply ]
scrubbrush Jun 08, 2012 - 11:27	Good God. this is a great cover of a great song(s). Another song that I simply will never get tired of. [ Reply ]
Sasha2001 Jun 08, 2012 - 11:24	lattalo wrote: Sorry I never saw these guys live. I don't know if it was the Guinness or the very Irish crowd but their show was magical. [ Reply ]
lily34 Jun 08, 2012 - 11:21	i've been on a kick with this record lately. love this song especially. [ Reply ]