The song Trader is performed by The Beach Boys in the album named Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys in the year 1993 .
Hi
Trader
Trader sailed a jeweled crown
Humanity rowed the way
Exploring to command more land
Scheming how to rule the waves.
Trader spied a virgin plain
And named it for velvet robes
Wrote home declaring,
"There's a place
Where totally folks are free
(Happily completely)
Nourishment fills the prairies and the hillsides
And animals stalk the mountains and the seaside
And fish abound the lakes and birds the skies
Signed sincerely."
Trader found the jeweled land
Was occupied before he came
By humans of a second look
Who couldn't even write their names shame
Trader said they're not as good
As folks who wear velvet robes
Wrote home again and asked, "Please help
Their bre*sts I see; they're not like me
Banish them from our prairies and our hillsides
Clear them from our mountains and our seaside
I want them off our lakes so please reply
Signed sincerely."
Trader he got the crown okay
Cleared humanity from his way
He civilized all he saw
Making changes every single day say
Shops sprang over the prairies and the hillsides
Then roads cut through the mountains to the seaside
The other kind fled to hide, by and by,
And so sincerely
Cried.
Making it softly
Like the evening sea, trying to be
Making it go
Creating it gently
Like a morning breeze, a life of ease
Eyes that see
Beyond tomorrow, through to the time without hours
Pa*sing the Eden of Flowers
Reason to live.
Embracing together
Like the merging streams, crying dreams
Making it full
Begging intently
For a slight reprieve, a night of ease
Hands to touch
Beyond the sorrow, on to the force without power
Piercing the crust of the tower
Reason to live.
Hoping
Like a budding rose, humbling shows
Making it.
Struggling lonely
Like a desert field, break the seal, make it real
Ears to hear
Beyond the showers, on to the suns of tomorrows
Burning the flesh of all sorrows
Reason to live.
Reason to continue
Reason to go on
Reason to live
Reason to live
Reason to live
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys
- Little Surfer Girl (Previously Unreleased)
- Surfin' (Rehearsal) (Previously Unreleased)
- Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring (Demo) (Previously Unreleased)
- 409
- Punchline (Instrumental) (Previously Unreleased)
- Little Deuce Coupe
- The Surfer Moon
- Spirit Of America
- Things We Did Last Summer (Previously Unreleased)
- Why Do Fools Fall In Love
- Little Honda
- Don't Back Down
- Do You Wanna Dance
- When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
- Dance, Dance, Dance
- Please Let Me Wonder
- She Knows Me Too Well
- Radio Station Jingles (Previously Unreleased)
- Concert Promo/Hushabye (Live) (Previously Unreleased)
- Then I Kissed Her
- And Your Dream Comes True
- The Little Girl I Once Knew (45 Version)
- Barbara Ann (45 Version)
- Ruby Baby (Party LP Outtake) (Previously Unreleased)
- Koma (Radio Promo Spot) (Previously Unreleased)
- Sloop John B
- You Still Believe In Me
- God Only Knows
- Hang On To Your Ego (Alternate Version) (Previously Unreleased)
- I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
- Pet Sounds
- Caroline, No
- Our Prayer (Previously Unreleased)
- Wonderful (Previously Unreleased)
- Cabinessence
- Wind Chimes (Previously Unreleased)
- Do You Like Worms (Previously Unreleased)
- Vegetables (Previously Unreleased)
- I Love To Say Da Da (Previously Unreleased)
- With Me Tonight
- Heroes And Villains (45 Version)
- Darlin'
- Wild Honey
- Let The Wind Blow
- Can't Wait Too Long
- Cool Cool Water
- Meant For You
- Friends
- Little Bird
- Busy Doin' Nothin'
- Do It Again
- I Can Hear Music
- I Went To Sleep
- Time To Get Alone
- Breakaway
- Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song) (45 Version)
- San Miguel
- Games Two Can Play (Previously Unreleased)
- I Just Got My Pay (Previously Unreleased)
- This Whole World
- Add Some Music
- Forever
- Our Sweet Love
- H.E.L.P. Is On The Way (Previously Unreleased)
- 4th Of July (Previously Unreleased)
- Long Promised Road
- Disney Girls
- Surf's Up
- 'Til I Die
- Sail On Sailor
- California
- Trader
- Funky Pretty
- Fairy Tale Music
- You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone
- Marcella
- All This Is That
- Rock And Roll Music
- It's OK
- Had To Phone Ya
- That Same Song
- It's Over Now (Previously Unreleased)
- Still I Dream Of It (Previously Unreleased)
- Let Us Go On This Way
- The Night Was So Young
- I'll Bet He's Nice
- Airplane
- Come Go With Me
- Our Team (Previously Unreleased)
- Baby Blue
- Good Timin'
- Goin' On
- Getcha Back
- Radio Spot #1
- Radio Spot #2
- Radio Spot #3
- Hushabye (Vocals)
- When I Grow Up To Be A Man (Vocals)
- Radio Spot #4
- Concert Intro/Surfin' U.S.A.-Live 1964
- Surfer Girl-Live In Hawaii Rehearsals-1967