Gypsy Very 'Eavy ... Very 'Umble ... (June 1970) Mick Box /David Byron Mick Box - Guitar David Byron - Lead Vocals Ken Hensley - Keyboards Paul Newton - Bass Alex Napier - Drums I was only seventeen I fell in love with a gypsy queen She told me: "Hold on" Her father was the leading man He said: "You're not welcome on our land" And then as a foe He told me to go He took me to a little shack And put a whip across my back Then told her leave me I was out for quite a time Came back with her on my mind Sweet little girl She means all the world Oh, I want my gypsy queen Will she still be torn between Her father and lover One day I will go to him Strong enough to fight and win The kind of a man That he'll understand ... Bird Of Prey Salisbury (February 1971) Mick Box /David Byron /Ken Hensley /Paul Newton David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboards Keith Baker - Bass Alex Napier - Drums I can see that look that says beware try to move in closer if you dare So I must sit and play My waiting game And for a while I know She'll do the same Fly away Watches like an eagle from its eerie And like a bird of prey She captures me But I am older and More wise than you Bird of prey Straight into me you flew Fly away Now every time I tried to set her free I'm glad to say she comes Right back to me But if I knew she didn't want to stay I wouldn't try to keep that Lovely bird of prey Look At Yourself Look At Yourself (October 1971) Ken Hensley Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Lead Vocals/Keyboards Paul Newton - Bass Ian Clarke - Drums Teddy Osei/Mack Tontoh/Loughty Amao - Percussion I see you running Don't know what You're running from Nobody's coming What'd you do that was so wrong Look back and turn back Look at yourself Don't be afraid, just Look at yourself If you need assistance Or if all you need is love There's no point in hiding Tell me what you're frightened of You've got a friend, just Look at yourself Don't be afraid, just Look at yourself Easy Livin' Demons And Wizards (May 1972) Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboards Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums This is a thing I have Never known before It's called easy livin' This is a place I've Never seen before And I've been forgiven Easy livin' and I've been forgiven Since you've taken Your place in my heart Somewhere along the lonely road I had tried to find you Day after day on that windy road I had walked behind you Easy livin' and I've been forgiven Since you've taken Your place in my heart Waiting, watching Wishing my whole life away Dreaming, thinking Ready for my happy day And some easy livin' The Wizard Demons And Wizards (May 1972) Mark Clarke /Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboards Mark Clarke - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums He was the wizard Of a thousand kings And I chanced to meet him One night wandering He told me tales And he drank my wine Me and my magic man Kinda feeling fine He had a cloak of gold And eyes of fire And as he spoke I felt a deep desire To free the world Of its fear and pain And help the people To feel free again Why don't we listen to The voices in our hearts 'Cause then I know we'd find We're not so far apart Everybody's got to be happy Everyone should sing For we know the joy of life The peace that love can bring So spoke the wizard In his mountain home The vision of his wisdom Means we'll never be alone And I will dream of my magic night And a million silver stars That guide me with their light Sweet Lorraine The Magician's Birthday (November 1972) Mick Box /David Byron /GaryThain David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboards/Lead Vocals Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Would you like to take This magic potion with me On a trip to a cosmic Playground far beyond She understands She's been before It's in her hands To find the door Sweet Lorraine Let the party carry on You and I will swim the sea Sweet Lorraine Let the party carry on You and I can feel the breeze There is no time, no wealth Only I surround you The fortune of this guide Is simply sincerity She understands 'Cos she's been before It's in her hands To find the door, so Stealin' Sweet Freedom (September 1973) Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Take me across the water 'Cause I need some place to hide I done the rancher's daughter And I sure did hurt his pride Well, there's a Hundred miles of desert Lies between his hide and mine I don't need no food And no water, Lord 'Cos I'm running out of time Fightin', killin', wine and women Gonna put me to my grave Runnin', hidin', losin', cryin' Nothing left to save but my life Stood on a ridge And shunned religion Thinking the world was mine I made my break and a big mistake Stealin', when I Should've been buyin' All that fightin', killin' Wine and those women Gonna put me to an early grave Runnin', hidin', losin', cryin' Nothing left to save but my life, life ... So I stood on a ridge And shunned religion Thinking the world was mine I made my break and a big mistake Stealin', when I should've been buyin' I was stealin' When I should've been buyin' I was stealin' When I should've been buyin' Stealin', when I should've been buyin' I was stealin' ... Lady In Black Salisbury (February 1971) Ken Hensley Mick Box - Guitar Ken Hensley - Lead Vocals/Guitar Paul Newton - Bass Keith Baker - Drums She came to me one morning One lonely Sunday morning Her long hair flowing In the midwinter wind I know not how she found me For in darkness I was walking And destruction lay around me From a fight I could not win Ah ah ah ... She asked me name my foe then I said the need within some men To fight and kill their brothers Without thought of love or God And I begged her give me horses To trample down my enemies So eager was my passion To devour this waste of life Ah ah ah ... But she wouldn't think of battle that Reduces men to animals So easy to begin And yet impossible to end For she's the mother of our men Who counselled me so wisely then I feared to walk alone again And asked if she would stay Ah ah ah ... Oh lady lend your hand outright And let me rest here at your side Have faith and trust In peace she said And filled my heart with life There is no strength in numbers Have no such misconception But when you need me Be assured I won't be far away Ah ah ah ... Thus having spoke she turned away And though I found no words to say I stood and watched until I saw Her black coat disappear My labour is no easier But now I know I'm not alone I find new heart each time I think upon that windy day And if one day she comes to you Drink deeply from her words so wise Take courage from her As your prize And say hello from me Ah ah ah ... Return To Fantasy Return To Fantasy (May 1975) Ken Hensley /David Byron David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard John Wetton - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Searching every day Looking every way trying to make a connection To find a piece of the action Like a hungry poet Who doesn't know He is close to perfection Choice is the question Moonlight night After moonlight night Side by side They will see us ride But if they cared to look Then they would see It's our return to fantasy Fantasy, fantasy … Can you understand That in every man There's a need to unwind That's never been defined Somewhere deep within There's another being You are somehow abusing By the person you're using Moonlight night After moonlight night Side by side They will see us ride But if they cared to look Then they would see It's just our return to fantasy Fantasy ... Fantasy … Travelling faster than lightening Closer than ever before We can go on for you And take you nearer to The legend of mystery From the beginning of time Dreaming ... time ... dreaming We can return to The land of the good and the kind Time ... dreaming ... time ... dreaming Why don't you come to our party And open your minds In another place There's a newer face Like an unfinished painting Your creator is waiting The brush and pen describe What it is inside That will set your mind thinking While the others are sinking Love Machine Look At Yourself (October 1971) Mick Box /David Byron /Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboards Paul Newton - Bass Ian Clarke - Drums Lovely little lady You got me on the run You're a love machine And you say that I'm your gun But I don't care 'Cause I've got to know She said she were a loser The kind that came off worse So I had to try hard To satisfy your thirst But I don't care 'Cause I've got to know The only time she's happy Is when the bullets fly And she'll make you Feel you're better Than any other guy And I don't care 'Cause I've got to know Lovely little lady You got me on the run You're a love machine And I'm trying to be your gun And I don't care 'Cause I've got to know Spider Woman The Magician's Birthday (November 1972) Mick Box/David Byron/Lee Kerslake/Gary Thain David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboards Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums I had a spider woman And she was so good She chained me In her web so tight I lost the freedom Of release that night So I stayed right by her I dreamt I saw a blind man Who was singing a song About a guy who Couldn't take no more And the meaning of The words he swore Told me go find her She was a spider woman But she was good to me Spider Woman But she was good to me I told her 'bout my vision But she laughed in my face So I told her go And walk in the street But by the time She got past my feet I lost control Free Me Innocent Victim (November 1977) Ken Hensley John Lawton - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Free me, free me Why won't you free me Free me from your spell Come on and free me Why won't you free me Come on and free me Free me from your spell Why should I worry That you might not love me You're not the only love That I've ever had Your sweet memory Will always comfort me So why should I be feeling sad As far as I can tell You knew so well I was always At the end of the line I've loved you as much As any man can But not enough To make you mine So long, easy rider I know I'll miss you for awhile But sooner or later I know that I'll forget you And I tell you babe Free me Come on and free me Why won't you free me Free me from your spell Oh babe, free me Why won't you free me Come on and free me Free me from your spell We let a good love die We let it pass us by Though you tried to Keep me hangin' on But with all this doubt It'll never work out So tomorrow I'll be travellin' on And saying: So long, easy rider I know I'll miss you for awhile But sooner or later I know that I'll forget you And I beg it babe Free me Come on and free me Why won't you free me Free me from your spell Come on and free me I'm on my knees, babe Free me Why won't you free me Free me from your spell Oh babe, come on Come on and free me Why won't you free me Free me from this spell Circle of Hands Demons And Wizards (May 1972) Ken Hensley David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboards Gary Thain - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Circle of hands Cold spirits plan Searching my land For an enemy Came across Love's sweet cost And in the face of beauty Evil was lost Sky full of eyes Minds full of lies Black from their cold hearts Down to their graves Murdered the dawn Spreading their scorn Cursing the sun Of which love was born We must keep them away Or pretty soon we'll pay And count the cost in sorrow Sacrifice - the future has it's price And today is only Yesterday's tomorrow Tomorrow ... High Priestess Salisbury (February 1971) Ken Hensley Mick Box - Guitar Ken Hensley - Lead Vocals/Guitar Paul Newton - Bass Keith Baker - Drums You, who brought The sunshine to my eyes You, who wondered Through my sad disguise And I have a love That cannot die ... for you High priestess of my heart Tell me that we won't part Then let's get together in the sky To leave the lonely world To wonder why For we have a love We can't denie ... so true Come Away Melinda Very 'Eavy ... Very 'Umble ... (June 1970) Fred Hellerman /Fran Minkoff covers of Come Away Melinda: Hary Belafonte (1963), Judy Collins (1963), The Weavers (1963), Barry St. John (1965), Kenny Rankin (1967), Tim Rose (1967), Bobbie Gentry (1968), Velvet Fogg (1969), UFO (1970) David Byron - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Guitar Colin Wood - Keyboards Paul Newton - Bass Alex Napier - Drums Daddy, daddy, come and look See what I have found A little ways away from here While digging in the ground Come away Melinda Come in and close the door It's nothing, just a picture-book They had before the war Daddy, daddy, come and see Daddy, come and look Why, there's four or five Little Melinda girls Inside my picture book Come away Melinda Come in and close the door There were lots of little girls like you Before they had the war Oh Daddy, daddy, come and see Daddy, hurry do Why, there's someone In a pretty dress She's all grown up like you Won't you tell me why Come away Melinda Come in and close the door That someone is your Mummy You had before the war Daddy, daddy, tell me if you can Why can't things be The way they were Before the war began Come away Melinda Come in and close the door The answer lies in yesterday Before they had the war Sympathy Firefly (February 1977) Ken Hensley John Lawton - Lead Vocals Mick Box - Lead Guitar Ken Hensley - Keyboard Trevor Bolder - Bass Lee Kerslake - Drums Sympathy just doesn't mean That much to me Compassion's not The fashion in my mind And if you're looking for A shoulder to cry on Don't turn your head my way 'Cause I'd rather have My music any day You and I are Masters of our destiny We look for consolation all the time Until we find out things are not What they were meant to be, oh no And if it doesn't suit our mood We'll call it crime Dedication's not an obligation Or a figment of Someone's imagination It's the only way they say To live from day to day To make each passing way A small sensation Dreams are the possession of The simple man Reality the fantasy of youth But living is a problem that Is common to us all With love the only Common road to truth |