Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
Rainbow * Track #8 On Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow
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Sixteenth Century Greensleeves by Rainbow
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RainbowProduced by
Dio & Martin Birch & Ritchie BlackmoreWrited by
Dio & Ritchie BlackmoreAbout
The eighth track on Rainbow’s debut album Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow. Like the title suggests, the song has medieval influences.
As comedically explained by Ronnie James Dio in a 1975 radio interview, the song is about a black knight living in a castle, who periodically comes out and kidnaps a you...
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It's only been an hour
Since he locked her in the tower
The time has come
He must be undone
By the morning
[Verse 2]
Many times before
The tyrant's opened up the door
Then someone cries
Still we close our eyes
Not again
[Chorus]
Meet me when the sun is in the western skies
The fighting must begin before another someone dies
Cross bows in the fire light
Green sleeves waving
Madmen raving
Through the shattered night
Yeah yeah yeah
[Instrumental break 1:23-2:07]
[Guitar solo]
[Verse 3]
Flames are getting higher
Make it leap unto the spire
Draw bridge down
Cut it to the ground
We shall dance around the fire
[Outro]
No more night
We have seen the light
Let it shine on bright
Hang him higher, higher
(Sixteenth Century Greensleeves)
Draw bridge down
Cut it to the ground
We shall dance all around, around the fire, around the fire
No more night
We've seen the light
Let it shine on bright
Hang him higher, higher
Put the man on the fire
Draw bridge down
Cut it to the ground
We gotta dance around the fire, the fire, the fire
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Q&A
Who wrote Sixteenth Century Greensleeves's ?
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves was written by Dio & Ritchie Blackmore.
Who produced Sixteenth Century Greensleeves's ?
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves was produced by Dio & Martin Birch & Ritchie Blackmore.
When did Rainbow release Sixteenth Century Greensleeves?
Rainbow released Sixteenth Century Greensleeves on Fri Aug 15 1975.