Cyprus Avenue
Van Morrison * Track #4 On Astral Weeks
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Cyprus Avenue by Van Morrison
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Van MorrisonProduced by
Lewis MerensteinWrited by
Van MorrisonAbout
The song Cyprus Avenue is a three chord blues composition and served for many years as the closing song for most of Morrison’s live shows. Along with Madame George, it is the centerpiece of the album and both songs are Belfast related and highly impressionistic.
The song is told from the point of v...
Cyprus Avenue Lyrics
[Chorus]
Well, I'm caught one more time
Up on Cyprus Avenue
I'm caught one more time
Up on Cyprus Avenue
And I'm conquered in a car seat
Not a thing that I can do
[Verse 1]
I may go crazy
Before that mansion on the hill
I may go crazy
Before that mansion on the hill
But my heart keeps beating faster
And my feet can't keep still
And all the little girls rhyme something
On the way back home from school
And all the little girls rhyme something
On the way back home from school
And the leaves fall one by one
And call the autumn time a fool
Yeah, my t-tongue gets tied
Every, every, every time I try to speak
My tongue gets tied
Every time I try to speak
And my inside shakes just like a leaf on a tree
I think I'll go walking by the railroad with my cherry, cherry wine
I believe I'll go walking by the railroad with my cherry, cherry wine
If I pass the rumbling station where the lonesome engine drivers pine
Wait a minute, yonder come my lady
Rainbow ribbons in her hair
Yonder come my lady
Rainbow ribbons in her hair
Six white horses and a carriage
She's returning from the fair
Baby, baby, baby
[Chorus]
Well, I'm caught one more time
Up on Cyprus Avenue
I'm caught one more time
Up on Cyprus Avenue
And I'm conquered in a car seat
And I'm looking straight at you
[Verse 2]
Way up on, way up on, way up on
The avenue of trees
Keep walking down
In the wind and the rain, darling
You keep walking down when the sun shone through the trees
Nobody, no, no, no, no, nobody stops me from loving you baby
So young and bold, fourteen-year old
Baby, baby, baby
Cyprus Avenue Q&A
Who wrote Cyprus Avenue's ?
Cyprus Avenue was written by Van Morrison.
Who produced Cyprus Avenue's ?
Cyprus Avenue was produced by Lewis Merenstein.
When did Van Morrison release Cyprus Avenue?
Van Morrison released Cyprus Avenue on Fri Nov 29 1968.
What did Van Morrison say about "Cyprus Avenue"?
According to Morrison in the book Celtic Crossroads: The Art of Van Morrison:
[Cypress Avenue is] a street in Belfast, a place where there’s a lot of wealth. It wasn’t far from where I was brought up and it was a very different scene. To me it was a very mystical place. It was a whole avenue lined...