Late November Lyrics

The wine it was drunk, the ship it was sunk
The shot it was dead, all the sorrows were drowned
The birds they were clouds, the brides and the shrouds
And as we drew south the mist it came down

The wooded ravine to the wandering stream
The serpent he moved, but no-one would say
The depths of the waters, the bridge which distraught us
And brought to me thoughts of the ill-fated day

The temples were filled with the strangest of creatures
One played it by ear on the banks of the sea
That one was found but the others they went under
Oh the tears which are shed, they won't come from me

The methods of madness, the pathos and the sadness
God help you all, the insane and wise
The black and the white, the darkness of the night
I see only smoke from the chimneys arise

The pilot he flew all across the sky and woke me
He flew solo on the mercury sea
The dream it came back, all about the tall brown people
The sacred young herd on the phosphorus sand

Sandy Denny - No More Sad Refrains: The Anthology

Aug 2000

1. Fotheringay - Fairport Convention
2. Who Knows Where The Time Goes? - Fairport Convention
3. Crazy Man Michael - Fairport Convention
4. Farewell Farewell - Fairport Convention
5. The Ballad Of Easy Rider - Fairport Convention
6. Nothing More - Fotheringray
7. The Sea - Fotheringray
8. The Pond And The Stream - Fotheringray
9. Banks Of The Nile - Fotheringray
10. Late November
11. John The Gun
12. Next Time Around
13. The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
14. When Will I Be Loved - The Bunch
15. Learning The Game - The Bunch
16. Here In Silence
17. Man Of Iron
18. I'll Take A Long Time
19. Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood
20. Listen, Listen
21. The Lady
22. It Suits Me Well
23. Solo
24. Like An Old Fashioned Waltz
25. Friends
26. Carnival
27. No End
28. Stranger To Himself
29. One More Chance
30. For Shame Of Doing Wrong
31. One Way Donkey Ride
32. I'm A Dreamer
33. All Our Days
34. No More Sad Refrains