“One of the best songs ever. About not being afraid to do anyone, including love. He refers to his ancestors when they traveled from Denmark to Caledonia (for all you trivia buffs, Caledonia was the old name of Scotland, and Hibernia was the name of Ireland, Gaul was France.) in order to have better...
All my love come down
All my love come tumblin' down
An' all my love come tumblin' down
All-a my love, all-a my love
All a-my love come tumblin' down
Oh, listen to the lion
Oh, listen listen listen, listen
To the lion, inside of me, inside of me
An' I shall search my soul
I shall search a-my, search a-my very soul
And I shall search my very soul
I shall-a search a my very so-
Woh-woh-woh-woh-woh-woh-woh-woh-woh
Oh-ah, whoa-ah
For the lion, for the lion
For the lion, for the lion
Inside of me
In-side-a, side-a me, side-a-me, side-a-me
Side-a me, side-a me, side-a-me, side-a-me
Side-a me, side-a me, side-a-me, side-a-me
Spoken:
Life is strange
And all my tears have flown
All-a my tears like water flown
Water! Water! Water!
All my tears like water flown
And all my and all-a my, all-a my, all-a my, all-a my
All-a my, all-a my, all-a my
Tears like a water flown
For, for the lion-a, ha
For the lion
For the lion, hu
For the lion
Lion!
Inside of me, inside of me
Oh-oh, ooh-oh listen, listen, listen
To the lion
Whoa-oh, whoa-oooh
Oh listen, listen, listen
To the lion
Side a-me side a-me, side a-me
Side a-me, side a-me
And we sailed, and we sailed-a
And we sailed, and we sailed
Away from Denmark
Went from Denmark, way up to Caledonia
Lookin' for a brand new start
Goin', for a brand new start
Lookin' for a brand new start
Hey, hey, hey, hey-yeah
Lookin' for a brand new start
I want a brand new start
Oh-ooo-ah-ooo-ah-ooo
I-a-ooo-rah-ooo-wah-ooo
Ooo-wah-ooo-wah-ooo-wah-ooo-wah-ooo-wah-ooo
Ooo-wah, ooo-wah, ooo-wah
Da-da-dada, da-da-da,da-da-da,da-da-da
Da-da-da,da-da-da, da-da-da
Oh yeah
Lookin' for a brand new start
Lookin' for a brand new start
Lookin' for a brand new start
Lookin' for abrand new start
(Whispers)
Lookin' for a brand new start
Lookin' for a brand new start
Lookin' for a brand new start
Listen to the Lion was written by Van Morrison.
Listen to the Lion was produced by Ted Templeman & Van Morrison.