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“Grantchester Meadows” is the second track from the studio disc of the experimental Pink Floyd album Ummagumma.
It was written and performed entirely by Roger Waters. The song features his lyrics accompanied by an acoustic guitar, then a second one, while a tape loop of a skylark chirps in the back...
[Acoustic Guitar Solo Intro]
[Verse 1]
“Icy wind of night be gone this is not your domain”
In the sky a bird was heard to cry
Misty morning whisperings and gentle stirring sounds
Belied the deathly silence that lay all around
[Hook]
Hear the lark and harken to the barking of the dog fox
Gone to ground
See the splashing of the kingfisher flashing to the water
And a river of green is sliding unseen beneath the trees
Laughing as it passes through the endless summer, making for the sea
[Verse 2]
In the lazy water meadow I lay me down
All around me golden sun flakes settle on the ground
Basking in the sunshine of a bygone afternoon
Bringing sounds of yesterday into this city room
[Hook]
Hear the lark and harken to the barking of the dog fox
Gone to ground
See the splashing of the kingfisher flashing to the water
And a river of green is sliding unseen beneath the trees
Laughing as it passes through the endless summer, making for the sea
[Acoustic Guitar Solo Interlude]
[Verse 2]
In the lazy water meadow I lay me down
All around me golden sun flakes covering the ground
Basking in the sunshine of a bygone afternoon
Bringing sounds of yesterday into my city room
[Hook]
Hear the lark and harken to the barking of the dog fox
Gone to ground
See the splashing of the kingfisher flashing to the water
And a river of green is sliding unseen beneath the trees
Laughing as it passes through the endless summer, making for the sea
[Acoustic Guitar Solo Outro]
Grantchester Meadows was written by Roger Waters.
Grantchester Meadows was produced by Pink Floyd & Norman Smith.
Pink Floyd released Grantchester Meadows on Sat Oct 25 1969.
No, actually, the band was formed in Downtown London.