The Caves of Altamira
Steely Dan * Track #2 On The Royal Scam
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The Caves of Altamira by Steely Dan
Performed by
Steely DanProduced by
Gary KatzWrited by
Walter Becker & Donald FagenAbout
In a 2000 online chat with the BBC, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker explained the meaning of “The Caves of Altamira”:
Donald: It’s a pretty straightforward story about a guy who visits the caves of Altamira which have famous drawings by prehistoric men or women as the case may be, and he registers h...
The Caves of Altamira Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I recall when I was small
How I spent my days alone
The busy world was not for me
So I went and found my own
I would climb the garden wall
With a candle in my hand
I'd hide inside a hall of rock and sand
[Verse 2]
On the stone an ancient hand
In a faded yellow-green
Made alive a worldly wonder
Often told but never seen
Now and ever bound to labor
On the sea and in the sky
Every man and beast appeared
A friend as real as I
[Chorus]
Before the fall when they wrote it on the wall
When there wasn't even any Hollywood
They heard the call
And they wrote it on the wall
For you and me we understood
[Verse 3]
Can it be this sad design
Could be the very same?
A wooly man without a face
And a beast without a name
Nothin' here but history
Can you see what has been done?
Memory rush over me
Now I step into the sun
[Chorus]
Before the fall when they wrote it on the wall
When there wasn't even any Hollywood
They heard the call
And they wrote it on the wall
For you and me we understood
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Before the fall when they wrote it on the wall
When there wasn't even any Hollywood
They heard the call
And they wrote it on the wall
For you and me we understood
[Instrumental Outro]
The Caves of Altamira Q&A
Who wrote The Caves of Altamira's ?
The Caves of Altamira was written by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen.
Who produced The Caves of Altamira's ?
The Caves of Altamira was produced by Gary Katz.