Circle Game, Joni Mitchell cover, wip

Thought I'd give this a try, been working on the guitar part for awhile. I forgot to plug in my guitar, but good thing my vocal mic picks it up OK.

The Circle Game
by Joni Mitchell




Yesterday a child came out to wonder
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder
And tearful at the falling of a star

Then the child moved ten times round the seasons
Skated over ten clear frozen streams
Words like when you're older must appease him
And promises of someday make his dreams

And the seasons they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We're captive on the carousel of time
We can't return we can only look
Behind from where we came
And go round and round and round
In the circle game *

Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now
Cartwheels turn to car wheels thru the town
And they tell him take your time it won't be long now
Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down

And the seasons they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We're captive on the carousel of time
We can't return we can only look
Behind from where we came
And go round and round and round
In the circle game

So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true
There'll be new dreams maybe better dreams and plenty
Before the last revolving year is through

And the seasons they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We're captive on the carousel of time
We can't return we can only look
Behind from where we came
And go round and round and round
In the circle game

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• game
• cover
• joni
• mitchell

[reliablebow]

very nice !

[ImOfTheWoods]

@reliablebow Thank you very much, reliablebow! 8o)

[JLSTaylor]

Hi, Sylvia ~ Back to listen to your Joni covers again. You do her songs so beautifully. This is a No. "Yut" performance in my book. :-) Marina

[ImOfTheWoods]

@JLSTaylor Hi Marina - thank you so much. You had me going there for a minute lol. Then I remembered the Chinese counting. A number one performance - wow. 8o) ps I now have a new Taylor. 8o)

[mktmic7]

great job

[ImOfTheWoods]

@mktmic7 Thank you very much, Mike. 8o)

[ImOfTheWoods]

@onewomanandsomesongs Hi Janet, yes I know you love Joni & I was hoping you'd like this, so glad to hear you enjoyed! Thank you, Janet & I hope you had fun camping! Maybe a song came out of that.... 8o)

[onewomanandsomesongs]

Well, I went camping last week, so I'm late getting around to my subs..but you know how I love Joni! Great cover, Sylvia.....your voice lends itself to this song so well. :) I really enjoyed the listen.

Janet

[ImOfTheWoods]

@garibelon Thank you very much, Gari and I am honoured to be in your favorites! 8o)

[garibelon]

Such a lovely rendition! :)

I enjoyed it so very much.

☺♫☺♫☺♫☺♫☺♫☺

Put it to my favourites.

All the best

gari ♫