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
So listen, so learn, so read on
You gotta turn the page, read the Book of Taliesyn
Hear the song of lovely Joan
Her sound so sweet and clear
In the courtroom of the King
Among children and the peers
So listen, so learn, so read on
You gotta turn the page, read the Book of Taliesyn
"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..."
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
So listen, so learn, so read on
You gotta turn the page, read the Book of Taliesyn
"Three times I have been born
I know this from meditation..."
The bird he flies the distance
From pages two to six
Past minstrels in their boxes
To the waters of the Styx
So listen, so learn, so read on
You gotta turn the page, read the Book of Taliesyn
Don't take the pictures lightly
Listen to their sound
For from their coloured feeling
Experience is found
So listen, so learn, so read on
You gotta turn the page, read the Book of Taliesyn
"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 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 Kentucky Woman She gets to know you She gets to hold you Kentucky Woman She ain'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 Kentucky Woman She gets to know you She gets to hold you Kentucky Woman I don't want much The Good Lord's earth beneath my feet A gentle touch Cause that one girl in life is sweet and good There ain't no doubt, I'm talking about Kentucky Woman She gets to know you She gets to hold you Kentucky Woman 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 Kentucky Woman She gets to know you She gets to hold you Kentucky Woman Kentucky Woman Kentucky Woman Kentucky Woman
Try to see it my way Do I have to keep on talking till I can't go wrong While you see it your way Run the risk of knowing that our love will soon be gone We can work it out We can work it out Think of what you're saying You can get it wrong and still you think that it's alright Think of what I'm saying We can work it out and get it straight or say goodnight We can work it out We can work it out Life is very short and there's no time For fussing and fighting my friend I have always thought that it's a crime So I will ask you once again I'll ask you once again Try to see it my way Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong While I see it your way There's a chance that we might fall apart before too long We can work it out We can work it out Life is very short and there's no time For fussing and fighting my friend I have always thought that it's a crime So I will ask you once again I'll ask you once again Try to see it my way Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong While I see it your way There's a chance that we might fall apart before too long We can work it out We can work it out At least we can try We can try out to work it out someday
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 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 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 [think this line is wrong...] And time will change its course And hold the strength of the shield
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 If the day would only come Then you might just appear even though you'd soon be gone When I reached out my hand 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 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 is madly beating My crazy thoughts are burning When the night winds softly blow If the day would only come Then you might just appear even though you'd soon be gone When I reached out my hand 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 If the day would only come Then you might just appear even though you'd soon be gone When I reached out my hand 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
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 It gets stronger as the river flows Deeper baby, heaven knows Higher, as it goes 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 When you were a young girl Did you have a puppy That always followed you around Well I'm gonna be as faithful as that puppy No I'll never never let you down Cos it gets stronger as the river flows It gets deeper baby, heaven knows It gets higher, so much higher, as it goes 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 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 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
Following the success of the first Deep Purple album in the US, they quickly recorded this album, based around a medieval pictorial book, about life, the universe, and everything, The Book Of Taliesyn. The record made the top 50; the single, "Kentucky Woman", made the top 20.The instrumental, "Wring That Neck" became a showcase for guitar and organ solos, and stayed in the live set until 1971.
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