Richie Havens
Richie Havens
Richie Havens
Richie Havens
Richie Havens & Trinity (Production team) & Brian Auger & Julie Driscoll
Richie Havens
Richie Havens
Richie Havens
Richie Havens
“Indian Rope Man” was originally written and recorded by Richie Havens in 1969 and covered by Julie Driscoll and her pals later that year. Two years after that, Bob Marley re-envisioned it as “African Herbsman” He kept many of the lyrics and reggae-fied the music.
Both songs are about the ability o...
Fog dangling thick
Can't see the right road, streets are sick
The eight day mill
It might grind slow, but it grinds fine
Indian rope man, while looking on
Tells common clay he's heavenly born
Retired layman looks on in scorn with a transplanted heart
Kiss him quick, he has to part
Yeah, yeah!
Indian rope man sees the times
Splitting loose the edge of minds
Catching losers in his line, in his line yeah!
Kiss him quick, he has to part
What? Yeah, yeah
Indian rope man flexes his eye
Dissolving the fog, revealing the lie
Indian rope man holds my trick in his heart, yeah
Kiss him quick, he has to part
What? Yeah, yeah
Mm oh oh
Indian rope man sees all strife
Cutting down eternal life
When his soul transcends his heart, oh
Kiss him quick,he has to part
Yeah, yeah!
Indian Rope Man was written by Richie Havens & Mark ROTH & Joe Price.
Indian Rope Man was produced by John Court.
Richie Havens released Indian Rope Man on Wed Jan 01 1969.