Donovan - Ballad Of Geraldine

ballad of geraldine – donovan

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oh , i was born with the name geraldine
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with hair coal black as a raven .
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i travelled my life without a care ,
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ah , but all my love i was saving .

oh , the winds blew high and the trees did sway ,
not much from life was i asking .
till i met someone to give all my love ,
all my love , so long and lasting .

oh , good were the parts we played in our game
and a long ways off was tomorrow .
but my love was a rambler and restless as the sea ,
and in the tide came sorrow .

oh , a child of the night is goin’ to be born ,
i can’t explain my confusion .
is my love thinking to marry me at all
or of the freedom he thinks he’ll be losing?

i sit with my friends in the gay crowded room ,
my friends they’re smoking and A – talkin’ .
but it all seems so empty , my love is not there ,
so i’ll go into the streets A – walkin’ .

my baby is A – growin’ as A – growin’ it must ,
if i were to lose it , it would grieve me .
my love is so helpless and i’m wonderin’ what to do .
oh , how i yearn to help him .

oh , we could go to the land of your choice
where the false shame won’t come knockin’ at our door .
i’ve a feeling in my heart and it’s crushing all my hopes ,
i think i’m gonna be hurt some more ,

oh , i was born with the name geraldine ,
with hair coal black as a raven .
i travelled my life without a care ,
ah , but all my love i was saving .