Jethro Tull - Velvet Green

Jethro Tull - Velvet Green - Hippodrome, London - 1977.

Velvet Green (Songs From The Wood 1976).

Walking on velvet green. scots pine growing.
Isn't it rare to be taking the air, singing.
Walking on velvet green.
Walking on velvet green. distant cows lowing.
Never a care: with your legs in the air, loving.
Walking on velvet green.
Won't you have my company, yes, take it in your hands.
Go down on velvet green, with a country man.
Who's a young girls fancy and an old maid's dream.
Tell your mother that you walked all night on velvet green.
One dusky half-hour's ride up to the north.
There lies your reputation and all that you're worth.
Where the scent of wild roses turns the milk to cream.
Tell your mother that you walked all night on velvet green.
And the long grass blows in the evening cool.
And august's rare delight may be april's fool.
But think not of that, my love,
I'm tight against the seam.
And i'm growing up to meet you down on velvet green.
Now i may tell you that it's love and not just lust.
And if we live the lie, let's lie in trust.
On golden daffodils, to catch the silver stream
That washes out the wild oat seed on velvet green.
We'll dream as lovers under the stars ---
Of civilizations raging afar.
And the ragged dawn breaks on your battle scars.
As you walk home cold and alone upon velvet green.
Walking on velvet green. scots pine growing.
Isn't it rare to be taking the air, singing.
Walking on velvet green.
Walking on velvet green. distant cows lowing.
Never a care: with your legs in the air, loving.
Walking on velvet green.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Hippodrome
• London
• Jethro
• Tull
• Velvet
• Green
• Ian
• Anderson

[muzaklover78]

Thumbs up if you think 2:45 to 3:51 is the best interlude in rock history.

[cell9song]

The banter prior to the start of the song is worth including. Evidently another version that included it got pulled down by good old DMCA threats.

I hate the record industry

[TheDarkNStormyKnight]

Get your Rock on ye olde English-style! Ask people to name a Tull album and 9-out-of-10 they'll name "Aqualung". "Songs From The Wood" is better. IMHO

[JorgeCuartas2]

Best song ever!

[imperial722]

JETHRO TULL/IAN ANDERSON MAY YOU LIVE FOREVER YOU GUYS ARE TRULY AMAZING GTHEY DO NOT AND NEVER WILL BE ANOTHER BAND LIKE THIS

LONG LIVE TULL

[SocietyPages]

Proper music. Proper musicians. True talent. Brilliant!

[romanticwarrior97]

One of my many, MANY Tull favorites. ALL of SFTW ... Classic!

[commando7144]

his face at 1:16-1:17 priceless lol

[MoiraMarieR]

I'm tight against the seam, and i'm growing up to meet you down on velvet green.

[gvinoduduki]

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