Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Donovan - The Hurdy Gurdy Man

1968

Thrown like a star in my vast sleep
I opened my eyes to take a peek
To find that I was by the sea
Gazing with tranquility

'Twas then when the hurdy-gurdy man
Came singing songs of love
Then when the hurdy-gurdy man
Came singing songs of love

"Hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, gurdy, " he sang
"Hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, gurdy, " he sang
"Hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, gurdy, " he sang

Histories of ages past
Unenlightened shadows cast
Down through all eternity
The crying of humanity

'Tis then when the hurdy-gurdy man
Comes singing songs of love
Then when the hurdy-gurdy man
Comes singing songs of love

"Hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, gurdy, " he sang
"Hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurd
Hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, gurdy, " he sang

"Hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, gurdy, " he sang
Here comes the roly-poly man, he's singing songs of love
"Roly-poly, roly-poly, roly-poly, poly, " he sang
"Hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, gurdy, " he sang
"Hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, gurdy, " he sang