The Poet

by Barclay James Harvest

From the album: Once Again

Track 8 of 31 on Once Again (1971).

Duration: 4:55

Once Again cover art

Lyrics for The Poet

Here I sit watching the day out No-one beside me who may doubt All of the words that I could chose to say So listen, believe, or be gone from this day I need a friend to walk with me And sit in the shade of an old tree To think nothing much, just agree with my thoughts To say nothing much, never tell what I ought Watching the people pass by now They just don't know why or know how They don't seem to care about all that I've seen They just walk on by never knowing I've been Sitting up here where I'm wind blown Only to ask and to be shown Things that would make you believe what I say I'll tell you myself and I'll show you some day

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  1. Medicine Man
  2. Someone There You Know
  3. Harry's Song
  4. Ursula (The Swansea Song)
  5. Little Lapwing
  6. Song With No Meaning
  7. Blue John's Blues
  8. The Poet
  9. After The Day
  10. Brave New World
  11. Hymn To A White Lady - John Lees Demo, July 1971
  12. She Said - BBC Radio 1, Bob Harris Show, 5 July 1971
  13. Galadriel - BBC Radio 1, Bob Harris Show, 5 July 1971
  14. Ursula (The Swansea Song) - BBC Radio 1, Bob Harris Show, 5 July 1971
  15. Someone There You Know - BBC Radio 1, Bob Harris Show, 5 July 1971
  16. Medicine Man - BBC Radio 1, Bob Harris Show, 3 April 1972
  17. Medicine Man
  18. Someone There You Know
  19. Harry's Song
  20. Ursula (The Swansea Song)
  21. Little Lapwing
  22. Song With No Meaning
  23. Blue John's Blues
  24. The Poet
  25. After The Day
  26. Medicine Man - US Version
  27. Harry's Song - US Version
  28. Someone There You Know - US Version
  29. Medicine Man
  30. Ursula (The Swansea Song)
  31. Someone There You Know