Summertime in England

[Verse 1]
Can you meet me in the country
In the summertime in England
Will you meet me?
Will you meet me in the country
In the summertime in England
Will you meet me?
We'll go riding up to Kendal in the country
In the summertime in England
Did you ever hear about
Did you ever hear about
Did you ever hear about
Wordsworth and Coleridge, baby?
Did you ever hear about Wordsworth and Coleridge?
They were smokin' up in Kendal
By the lakeside
Can you meet me in the country in the long grass
In the, in the summertime in England?
Will you meet me
With your red robe dangling all around your body?
With your red robe dangling all around your body
Will you meet me?
Did you ever hear about
Did you ever hear about
Did you ever hear about
Did you ever hear about
Did you ever hear about
Did you ever hear about (Huh)
William Blake
T. S. Eliot
In the summer
In the countryside
They were smokin'
Summertime in England
Won't you meet me down by Bristol
Meet me along by Bristol
We'll go ridin' down
Down by Avalon
Down by Avalon
Down by Avalon
In the countryside in England
With your red robe danglin' all around your body free
Let your red robe go
Goin' ridin' down by Avalon
Would you meet me in the country
In the summertime in England
Would you meet me?
In the Church of St. John
In the Church of St. John
In the Church of St. John
Down by Avalon
Down by Avalon
Down by Avalon
Down by Avalon

[Chorus]
Holy magnet
Give you attraction
Yeah, I was attracted to you
Your coat was old, ragged and worn
And you wore it down through the ages
Ah, the suffering did show in your eyes as we spoke
And the gospel music
The voice of Mahalia Jackson came through the ether
Oh, my common one with the coat so old
And the light in the head
Said, Daddy, don't stroke me
Call me the common one
I said, oh, common one, my illuminated one
Oh, my high in the art of suffering one
Take a walk with me
Take a walk with me down by Avalon
Oh, my common one with the coat so old
And the light in her head
And the suffering so fine
And the suffering so fine
Take a walk with me down, down by Avalon
And I will show you
It ain't why, why, why
It ain't why, why, why
It ain't why, why, why
It just is

[Verse 2]
Would you meet me in the country?
Can you meet me in the long grass
In the country in the summertime, oh really?
Can you meet me in the long grass?
Wait a minute
With your red robe
With your red robe
Danglin' all around your body
Yeats and Lady Gregory corresponded
Corresponded, corresponded, corresponded
And James Joyce wrote streams of consciousness books
Streams of
T.S. Eliot chose England
T.S. Eliot chose England
T.S. Eliot joined the ministry
Joined the ministry, joined the ministry
Did you ever hear about
Did you ever hear about
Wordsworth and Coleridge?
Smokin' up in Kendal
They were smokin' by the lakeside
Let your red robe go
Let your red robe go
And let your red robe dangle in the countryside in England (Come on)
We'll go riding down by Avalon
In the country
In the summertime in England
With you by my side
Let your red robe go
Let your red robe go
You'll be happy dancin'
You'll be happy dancin'
You'll be happy dancin'
Let your red robe
Let it go, let it go, let it go
Let your red robe go
Won't you meet me down by Avalon
In the summertime in England?
In the Church of St. John
In the Church of St. John
In the Church of St. John
In the Church of St. John
In the Church of St. John
Did you ever hear about Jesus walkin'
Jesus walkin' down by Avalon?
Can you feel the light in England?
Can you feel the light in England?
Can you feel the light in England?
Can you feel the light in England?

[Chorus]
Oh, my common one with the light in her head
And the coat so old
And the sufferin' so fine
Take a walk with me
Oh, my common one
Oh, my illuminated one
Down by Avalon
Down by Avalon, oh
Oh, my common one, my illuminated one
Oh, my storytime one
Oh, my treasury in the sunset
Take a walk with me
And I will show you
It ain't why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why
Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why
It ain't why, it just is (Yeah)
It ain't why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why
Why, why, why, why, why
It ain't why, why, why, it just is (Alright)
It ain't why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why
It just is
Oh, my common one
With the light in the head
And the coat so old
Oh, my high in the art of sufferin' one (Yeah)
Oh, my high, oh, my high
Oh, my high in the art of sufferin' one
Oh, my high in the art of sufferin' one
(Yeah)
Oh, my common one
Take a walk with me
Down by Avalon
And I will show you
It ain't
It ain't why, why, why
It ain't why, why, why, why
It ain't why, it ain't why
It just is
Oh, my common one with the light in the head
And the coat so fine
And the sufferin' is so high
Alright now
Uh, uh
Oh, my common one
Oh, my common one (Alright)
Oh, my common one (Yeah, yeah)
Oh, my common one
With your sufferin' so fine (Yeah)
It ain't why, why
It ain't why, why, why
It ain't why, why
It ain't why
It just is
That's all
It just is
That's all
Oh, oh my common one
With the coat so old and the light in the head
And the sufferin', and the sufferin' so fine
And the sufferin' so high
It ain't why, it ain't why, it ain't why, no it ain't why
It just is
That's all about it
It just is
It just is
That's all there is to it
It just is
That's all there is about it
It just is
That's all there is to it
It just is
It just is
It just is right now
Tell me brother
I wanna go to church right now and say
It just is, it just is, it just is
Oh, my common one
Oh, my illuminated one
Oh, my high, oh, my high in the art of sufferin' one
It ain't why, why
It just is
That's all there is about it
Take a walk with me
Talk with me
I will show you
It ain't why
It ain't why, it just is
Can you feel the light?
Can you feel the light?
Can you feel the light?
Can you feel the light?
Can you feel the light?
Can you feel the light?
Can you feel the light?

[Outro]
Can you feel the light?
In your soul
In your soul
In your soul
In your soul
In your soul
Ain't it high?
Ain't it high?
Ain't it high now?
Oh, my common one
Oh, my storytime one
Oh, my high in the art of suffering one
Put your head on my shoulder
Put your head on my shoulder
And you listen
And you listen to the silence
Can you feel the silence?
Can you feel the silence?