 Genius Lyrics
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Donovan – Catch the Wind
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1965’s “Catch the Wind” was the first release by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It reached the 23rd position on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 list. The single version features
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Donovan – Universal Soldier
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The song is about the similarities between soldiers of all times and in all places. It also condemns soldiers for their roles in supporting oppressive regimes and killing other
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Donovan – Sunshine Superman
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Donovan’s 1966 classic hit – his only one to make it to No. 1 in the USA, the lyrics addressing his future wife, Linda Lawrence.
Among others, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones of
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Donovan – The Trip
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Sunshine Superman is the album that both put Donovan on the popular music map and established his persona within the realm of psychedelia.
As such, “The Trip” is indicative of
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Donovan – To Try for the Sun
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[Verse 1] / We stood in the windy city / The gypsy boy and I / We slept on the breeze in the midnight / With the rain droppin' tears in our eyes / [Chorus] / And who's goin' to be
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Donovan – Summer Day Reflection Song
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[Verse 1] / Cat's sleepin' in the sun / Eyes take heed the colours cause / Sunlight patterns touch the wall / Red kerchiefs sail and fall / Cat's sleepin' in the sun / [Verse 2
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Aoife O'Donovan (Ft. The Knights (Orchestra), San Francisco Girls Chorus & The Westerlies) – All My Friends
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[Verse 1] / All my friends, all my friends / Will meet the end someday / So I'll sing a song for them / To guide them on their way / Through the violet highs / And the ochre lows
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Donovan – Donna Donna
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[Verse 1] / On a wagon bound for market / There's a calf with a mournful eye / High above him there's a swallow / Wingin' swiftly through the sky / [Pre=Chorus] / How the winds are
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Donovan – Hurdy Gurdy Man
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One of Donovan’s signature hits from 1968, and reached the Top 10 in both the UK and the US.
The song is a recount of two dream visitors to the lyricist – The Hurdy Gurdy and
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Declan J Donovan – Hungry Heart
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[Chorus] / I've been in over my head, I think I lost my way / (I lost my way, I lost my way) / I was praying tomorrow would be a better day / (A better day, yeah, a better day) / [
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Donovan – Trudi
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[Intro] / (Okay, everybody) / (Now, if you want one or two) / (Come on, swing up, now) / (Take it, take it, now) / [Verse 1] / I can see by your eyes, you're a good girl / And the
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Aoife O'Donovan (Ft. Kris Drever) – Transatlantic
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[Verse 1: O'Donovan/O'Donovan, Drever] / You fell asleep with your head down / I fell asleep saying please / The banjos and fiddles played breakdowns / And we slept like babies / [
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Donovan – There Is a Mountain
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“There Is A Mountain” by Donovan was released as a single in 1967. It was a #11 hit in the US that September and also peaked at #8 in the UK and reached #25 in Australia. The
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Donovan – Sun
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[Verse 1] / Sun, the earth is turning (Turn, turn) / It's turning round (Round, round) / And love is the axis (Love, love) / And they chop the tree down (Timber) / The proud trees
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Donovan – Season of the Witch
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Donovan’s 1966 uber-psychedelic song that becomes ever more popular over the years with the numerous covers and appearances in films and TV shows.
It appears as the opener
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Donovan – Lover O Lover
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Leitch / Reveal, beloved, hidden ecstasy / Lady of seven veils, administer love to me / Before thy temple of inner sanctuary / I lay my burden down and rest beneath your tree
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Donovan Melero – That City
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[Verse 1] / Every heart I've ever loved is gone / Ash remains where fires once had burned / I watch them all moving on to find what they sought all along (All along) / I chose this
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Donovan – Turquoise
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[Verse 1] / Your smile beams like sunlight on a gull's wing / And the leaves dance and play after you / Take my hand and hold it as you would a flower / Take care with my heart, oh
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Donovan – The Lovely Day
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Birds are singing sweet and low / From the trees that gently grow / Soft and soothing breezes blow / On this lovely day / To the meadows there go I / To wander as the butterfly
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Donovan – New Year's Resovolution
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Do what you've never done before / See what you've never seen / Feel what you've never felt before / Go where you've never been / Sing what you've never sung before / Say what you'
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Donovan – The Magpie
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[Intro] / *Bird sounds* / [Verse 1] / The magpie is a most illustrious bird / Dwells in a diamond tree / One brings sorrow and one brings joy / Sorry and joy for me / [Verse 2
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Donovan – Riki Tiki Tavi
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[Instrumental Intro] / [Verse 1] / Better get into what you got to get into / Better get into it now, no slacking please / United Nations ain't really united / And the
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Donovan – Queen Mab
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[Verse 1] / A little fairy comes at night / Her eyes are blue, and her hair is brown / With silver spots upon her wings / And from the moon she flutters down / [Verse 2] / She has
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Donovan – Laléna
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When the sun goes to bed / That's the time you raise your head / That's your lot in life, Lalena / Can't blame ya / Lalena / Arty-tart, la-de-da / Can your part get much sadder
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Donovan – Sunny Goodge Street
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[Verse 1] / On the firefly platform on Sunny Goodge Street / A violent hash-smoker shook a chocolate machine / Involved in an eating scene / [Verse 2] / Smashing into neon streets
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Donovan Melero – Hated Seeing You Cry
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[Verse 1] / On your upstairs unit hallway / That's where this would all end / Where the fatal words would land / You were vulnerable at the time / I thought better you than I / '
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Aoife O'Donovan – B61
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[Verse 1] / He had time on his hands / He carried the world on his shoulders / He said meet me at the Hudson's edge / Help me roll my boulder / [Chorus] / So I went down, running
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Donovan Melero – Toxin
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[Verse 1] / Take back the perfume that lingers on me / It's a toxin for my psyche / Too nostalgic to breathe / We fuck when he leaves like it's a hobby / Silhouette stance in your
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Declan J Donovan – Giants
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[Verse 1] / Let my mind tow the line, every time, fell through the tracks / Walking blind through warning signs, chasing highs / Now I'm helping myself to go back / [Pre-Chorus
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Donovan – Sand and Foam
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[Verse 1] / The sun was goin' down behind a tattooed tree / And the simple act of an oar's stroke put diamonds in the sea / And all because of the phosphorus there in quantity / As
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Donovan – The War Drags On
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“The War Drags On” is often overlooked because of its release by Sequel Records as a bonus track not found on the original issuing of Fairytale. The Vietnam War-inspired
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Aoife O'Donovan – Galahad
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You’re a white knight, I’m a dark horse / Oh Galahad, I wanna be yours / I’ll meet you out behind the oxen’s shed / And recite thirteen poems running through my head / Somebody
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Donovan – Mellow Yellow
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“Mellow Yellow” is Donovan’s second of five top 10 singles in the US, peaking at #2 in late 1966. It was also certified Gold. The song was also a top 10 hit in the UK and Australia
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Donovan – Young Girl Blues
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Brilliantly evocative portrait of a lonely groupie (the original studio rendition is the best by far). His pronunciations and odd emphases mean some of these lyrics are guesses.
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Donovan – Co'dine
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From the album best of donovan / An' my belly's craving, I got a shakin' in my head / I feel like I'm dyin' an' I wish I were dead / If I live til tomorrow, it's gonna be a long
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Donovan – She
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Leitch / Enter She, with her scent of violetta / Yesterday gown, granny hand-me-down chiffon / Fragile She, with her beaded bag of treasures / Pale and pretty by the palm tree on
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Donovan (Ft. Jeff Beck Group) – Barabajagal
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[Verse 1] / She came, she came to meet a man / She found an angel / Goo-goo, goo-goo, Barabajagal / Was his name, now / [Chorus] / Goo-goo, goo-goo, Barabajagal / Was his name, now
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Donovan – Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)
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[Verse 1] / I'll buy you a Chevrolet / Buy you a Chevrolet / I'll buy you a Chevrolet / Just gimme some of your love / Just gimme some of your love / Just gimme some of your love
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Aoife O'Donovan – Phoenix
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Time’s not the villain / Coming up behind you is a marigold sun / Love if you’re willing take a little more time / I smell fire / It’s coming from the flames that are dancing on my
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