Donovan - House Of Jansch

From the album Mellow Yellow - Wear Your Love Like Heaven (1967)

Girl ain't nothing but a willow tree
Swaying in a summer breeze,
You'll never change what has to be.
Girl ain't nothing but a willow tree.
Sometimes I don't know what I said till I did,
I want to be the father of your kid.
Dragonfly he sleeps till dawn,
I knew I'd be here when love has gone.
Crystal ball is what I wish for you,
Get it straight, I love the both of you.
Someone's goin' through a cold turkey.
Girl ain't nothing but a willow tree.
I give your baby a contact high
I love another is what I sigh -ha-
Looks like rain, I do declare,
Your baby wants to take my chocolate eclair.
I couldn't cry, I could not laugh,
Incident about a silken scarf.
I know what a jealous trip can be.
Girl ain't nothing but a willow tree.
Girl ain't nothing but a willow tree
Swaying in a summer breeze,
You'll never change what has to be,
Girl ain't nothing but a willow tree.
Weep for me, willow tree,
Weep for me, willow tree.

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[ThePrelude2life]

seriously... the lack of views is disturbing :/

[kerry moriarty]

Beautiful song. Very 1967. This is COOL.

[dobalena1]

I first heard this around 1975 and immediately liked it due to the cool and eerie-sounding guitar riff. I then figured out how to play it on guitar. It's based on hammered notes on a D7 chord. It's a good guitar song to learn because it's easy to play and sing, and the guitar part is catchy.

[Bobby Cole]

Bert Jansch 1943 - 2011

[PETER BROUGHTON]

First time i've heard this song,obviously influenced by Bert Jansch,who i heard was a great friend from his early days.Love this song abstract lyrics and all and the guitar playing does credit to Jansch whom i greatly admire too, many thanks for the video.

[Janus2go]

Amazing; Donovan at his best.

[cookmoore]

Love it!

[Guy Conrad]

One of my top favorite Donovan songs, and relatively obscure. Had trouble finding it until now.

[MrJamesrnolan]

Lyrics are a wee bit abstract, so I'm unsure about their exact interpretation. It sounded at first like it was about a guy unable to choose between two women, but then it appeared more like he was interested in a lady who already had a child and he'd been surprisingly jolted that both mother and child had won him over so completely. The metaphors and (out of its normal context) drug jargon make it harder to decipher, but that makes it more interesting. And it's a nice homage to Bert Jansch too.