Lyrics The Summer Before the War - Fairport Convention
All
on
a
Saturday
Bright
as
a
Bell
Early,
and
just
for
the
ride
We
took
a
trip
Cycling
down
to
the
sea
You
and
your
lady,
and
I
Oh
what
a
summer
Oh
what
a
sun
Bright
in
the
blue
sky
it
clung
One
day
at
whitsun
The
sea
and
the
shore
The
summer
before
the
war
All
summer
places
where
You
could
taste
the
country
air
Racing
our
shadows
we'd
fly
Down
through
the
narrow
lanes
Chasing
the
slow
trains
The
last
of
an
age
going
by
We
had
a
good
time
We
had
some
fun
There
was
time
then
and
we
all
were
young
One
day
at
whitsun
The
sea
and
the
shore
The
summer
before
the
war
Young
hearts
and
young
souls
Young
minds
to
unfold
Knowing
the
untold
somehow
One
day
at
whitsun
The
sea
and
the
shore
The
summer
before
the
war
Young
hearts
and
young
souls
Young
minds
to
unfold
Knowing
the
untold
somehow
One
day
at
whitsun
The
sea
and
the
shore
The
summer
before
the
war
We
found
a
small
cove
By
the
sand
and
the
water
Salt
air
brushing
our
skin
Your
hand
in
her
mind
Her
hand
in
mine
Watching
the
sea
rushing
in
Oh
what
a
moment
Oh
what
a
day
We
held
it,
and
it
never
slipped
away
One
day
at
whitsun
The
sea
and
the
shore
The
summer
before
the
war
Album
Fairport Unconventional
1 Adieu Adieu
2 Dirty Linen
3 Meet on the Ledge (Overture)
4 Wings (edit)
5 Lay Down Your Weary Tune
6 A Shattering Live Experience
7 Nottamun Town (alternate version)
8 Come All Ye (Private Rehearsal Tape)
9 Time Is Near
10 Polly on the Shore (Promo Video)
11 Naked Highwayman
12 The Crowd (edit)
13 One Sure Thing (excerpt)
14 Sir B. McKenzie
15 Dear Landlord (outtake)
16 I Don't Believe You (unreleased)
17 Farewell to a Poor Man's Son (unreleased)
18 Sad Song (unreleased)
19 Autopsy (outtake)
20 Maverick Child (outtake)
21 Fiddlestix
22 It's Now or Never
23 The Lady Is a Tramp (unreleased)
24 General Taylor
25 The Accountancy Shanty (unreleased)
26 Sir Patrick Spens (Liege and Lief rehearsal Tape)
27 Here's to Tom Paine
28 Battle of the Somme
29 The Summer Before the War
30 Get Together (Unreleased)
31 Walk Awhile (Bumpers version)
32 Hexhamshire Lass
33 Crazy Man Michael (Liege and Lief Rehearsals)
34 Farewell Farewell (rehearsal Tape)
35 Who Knows Where the Time Goes (Soft acoustic version)
36 Matty Groves (Multi-version)
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