Lyrics : The Early Years

Flower Power

Imagine this, of the flower power,

My every wish is your command

We will love each other,

Help one another.

Let there be fools who look and laugh and laugh and laugh.

Chorus:

Flower power stays on your mind.

Flower power makes you be kind.

All the time, you love your neighbour to keep with the trend (love, love, love).

Flower power will grow and grow,

Flower power, let the people know,

There’s peace on earth we’ll love until the end.

Let’s spread the news

Of the hippy’s views

The bell has rung and war must cease.

As the rose will grow and the weed must die.

And long life makes us beautiful.

Chorus

Imagine this, I’ve got flower power

Imagine this, I’ve got flower power

Writen by Rob Davis (Copyright Control)

Released October 1967 on CBS - CBS2003002

B-side: You’re My Mother

You’re My Mother

Ooh Ooh Ooh

Ooh Ooh Ooh

You want me to be more forceful.

You say that I could get there.

Your head’s leaning on my shoulder.

But I don’t know what it’s doing there.

Chorus:

Your my mother and there is no other

I'll keep you in mind but you should retire from me.

We sit out in the garden

And breath the cool fresh air.

Then you come out with a problem;

It’s not like being at the seaside.

 

Chorus

 

Break

Try to ask you for myself

Got to let my mind out

Fixed in one position

Got to make myself shout

Chorus

Writen by Rob Davis (Copyright Control)

Released October 1967 as the b-side of Flower Power on CBS-CBS203002

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Up The Airy Mountain

We folk, good folk, trooping all together,

Green jacket, red cap and a white house feather.

Down along the rocky shores,

We live amongst the mud pores

Eating crispy pancakes made from yellow tide foam.

Chorus

Up the Airy Mountain,

Down the bushy glen

We daren’t go hunting for fear of little men.

High on a hill top and good king sits up

He is now so old and grey he cannot keep his wits up.

There’s music for the master, a cold starry night

While he sups with the Queen from the gay northern lights.

And its..

Chorus

Near the Creaky Mountain lake, passed the mosses bear,

There lies a fiery dragon without any hair.

He sleeps in the day time and feeds at night,

When we folk, good folk, stay from sight.

Chorus

Writen by Rob Davis (Copyright Control)

Released March 1968 on CBS - CBS3355

B-side: Later Days

The Latter Days

The first we matched, they said a very fine pair

But our romance frizzeled away.

Which brings me back to the latter days,

Where I am now and the past is far behind me.

You didn’t mean that much to me then

But this moment you can serve me more.

Which brings me back to the latter days,

Where I am now and the past is far behind me.

Chorus:

The latter days don't mean much in life

It’s the beginning you can’t forget.

As the days go on and the end draws nigh

I look back and I can't forget

The things are new they have more value

But to me she has become antique.

Which brings me back to the latter days,

Where I am now and the past is far behind me.

The first we matched, they said a very fine pair

But our romance frizzeled away.

Which brings me back to the latter days,

Where I am now and the past is far behind me.

Chorus (twice)

I look back and I can’t forget

I look back and I can’t forget

Writen by Rob Davis (Copyright Control)

Released March 1968 as the b-side of Up The Airy Mountain on CBS3355

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Shangri-La

Chorus

Hey, Shangri-La

Hey, Shangri-La

I hope you’re not too far.

Following the sunset, where so er’ it goes.

We wander in and steal through the clouds.

We’re searching for the kingdom that beckons us to come,

Telling us that love can be fun.

Chorus

Swim the empty ocean, driving swirling sands,

Tomorrow has been left far behind.

Guided by a moonbeam that lights the sky around,

Showing us the path to walk down.

Chorus

Shangri-La, Shangri-La, Shangri-La.

I hope you’re not too far,

Not so very far.

Show me where you are.

Chorus

Writen by Antony (Copyright Control)

Released May 1969 on Philips - BF1775

B-side: House On The Hill

House On The Hill

We want a house on a hill,

A home, a place to live,

A place to please and give.

We’ll have that house I hope we will.

Rooms to roam and rooms to play

Cushions on the floor.

Rooms to love and room to pray,

Who could ask for more.

We want a house on a hill,

Don’t say it's just a dream.

When we talk of a path to a fishing stream.

We’ll have that house I think we will.

Right bright rooms and night light rooms,

Books and chairs and nooks and lairs.

Break

We want a house on a hill,

A door that opens wide.

That shuts to lock the world outside.We’'ll have that house

I’m sure we will

Rooms to roam and rooms to play,

Cushions on the floor.

Rooms to love and room to pray,

Who could ask for more.

We want a house on a hill.

A home a place to live.

A place to please and give.

We’ll have that house I hope we will

We’ll have that house I think we will

We’ve got that house I knew we will

Writen by Davis, Carpenter and Tilton

Released May 1969 as the b-side of Shangri-La on Philips - BF1775

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Jumping Jehosaphat

If you were my first love, I wouldn’t be surprised,

To get at your feeling, looking into your eyes.

But I’ve been around I knew how to fight before

But never so high before, and never so far.

Chorus

Jumping Jehosaphat, what have you done?

Feel like an allycat, out in the sun.

Nowhere to hide away, nowhere to run.

I don’t know where I’m at, Jumping Jehosophat.

 

Jumping Jehosophat, what can I do,

Love was a feeling that suddenly grew

Making me crazy with hunger for you

I don’t know where I’m at, Jumping Jehosophat.

I know that I’ll break up if I’m alone again.

So don’t let me wake up all on my own again.

Tonight in the shadows you put a spell on me.

It’s starting to tell on me,

I can’t let you go.

Repeat Chorus to fade

Writen by Murray/Callander (Dick James Music)

Released July 1970 on Philips - 6006022

B-side: Won’t Let Go

Won’t Let Go

You got your name about, flying around acting free.

But I could never doubt

That you’d come back to me.

Said you’re having a ball,

Didn’t want me to call.

But I know what I know

Can’t let it go

Can’t let it go

I never hear the sound of your soft voice any more.

I’m gonna be around when your feet hit the floor.

You reached out for the [can’t hear this bit]

But you’ll be crying soon.

But I know what I know

Won’'t let it go

Won’t let it go

You burned the candle at both ends.

Turned your back on all of our old friends.

But I'm healed said [can’t hear this bit]

If your sorry,

Really sorry

Won’t let it go, let it go

Hear your friends have blown

Wasn’t surprised it had to be.

You’re crying when I phone

Sound so pleased that it’s me

This time won't be the same,

There’s new rules to game.

Now I know what I know

Won’t let you go

Won’t let you go.

Writen by Davis, Mount and Carpenter (Copyright Control)

Released July 1970 as the b-side of Jumping Jehosaphat on Phillips 6006022

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