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Can you meet me in the country
In the summertime in England?
Will you meet me?Will you meet me in the country
In the summertime in England?
Will you meet me?We'll go riding up to Kendal in the country
In the summertime in EnglandDid you ever hear about
Did you ever hear about
Did you ever hear about
Wordsworth and Coleridge, baby?
Did you ever hear about
Wordsworth and Coleridge?
They were smokin' up in Kendal
By the lakesideCan you meet me in the country in the long grass
In the summertime in England?
Will you meet me?With your red robe dangling all around your body
With your red robe dangling all around your body
Will you meet me?Did you ever hear about
William Blake

T. S. Eliot?In the summer, in the countryside
They were smokin'
Summertime in EnglandWon't you meet me down Bristol
Meet me along by Bristol
We'll go ridin' down
Down by Avalon
Down by Avalon
Down by Avalon
In the countryside in EnglandWith your red robe danglin' all around your body free
Let your red robe goGoin' ridin' down by Avalon
Would you meet me in the country
In the summertime in EnglandWould you meet me?
In the Church of St. John
Down by Avalon
Holy Magnet
Give you attraction
Yeah, I was attracted to youYour coat was old, ragged and worn
And you wore it down through the ages
Ah, the sufferin' did show in your eyes as we spoke
And the gospel music
The voice of Mahalia Jackson came through the etherOh, my common one with the coat so old
And the light in the head
Said, "Daddy, don't stroke me"
Call me the common one
I said, "Oh, common one, my illuminated one
Oh, my high in the art of sufferin' one"Take a walk with me
Take a walk with me down by Avalon
Oh, my common one with the coat so old
And the light in her headAnd the sufferin' so fine
Take a walk with me down by Avalon
And I will show you
It ain't why, why, why
It just isWould you meet me in the country?
Can you meet me in the long grass
In the country in the summertime?
Can you meet me in the long grass?
Wait a minute
With your red robe danglin' all around your bodyYeats and Lady Gregory corresponded
And James Joyce wrote streams
Of consciousness books
T.S. Eliot chose England
T.S. Eliot joined the ministryDid you ever hear about Wordsworth and Coleridge?
Smokin' up in Kendal
They were smokin' by the lakeside
Let your red robe go
Let your red robe dangle in the countryside in EnglandWe'll go ridin' down by Avalon
In the country, in the summertime
With you by my side
Let your red robe go
You'll be happy dancin'
Let your red robe goWon't you meet me down by Avalon
In the summertime in England
In the Church of St. John?
Did you ever hear about Jesus walkin'
Jesus walkin' down by Avalon?Can you feel the light in England?
Can you feel the light in England?
Oh, my common one with the light in her head
And the coat so old
And the sufferin' so fineTake a walk with me
Oh, my common one
Oh, my illuminated one
Down by AvalonOh, my common one
Oh, my story time one
Oh, my treasury in the sunset
Take a walk with me
And I will show you
It ain't why, it just isOh, my common one
With the light in the head
And the coat so old
Oh, my high in the art of sufferin' oneOh, my common one
Take a walk with me
Down by Avalon
And I will show you
It ain't why, it just isOh, my common one with the light in her head
And the coat so fine
And the sufferin' so high
All right nowOh, my common one
It ain't why, it just is
That's all
That's all there is about it
It just isCan you feel the light?
I want to go to church and say
In your soul
Ain't it high?Oh, my common one
Oh, my story time one
Oh, my high in the art of sufferin' one
Put your head on my shoulder
And you listen to the silence
Can you feel the silence?
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George Ivan Morrison (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945) is a Grammy Award-winning artist from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He's a singer, songwriter, author, poet, and multi-instrumentalist, who has been a professional musician since 1958. He plays a variety of instruments, including the guitar, harmonica, keyboards, drums, and saxophone. Featuring his characteristic growl - a unique mix of folk, blues, Irish, scat, and Celtic influences - Morrison is widely considered one of the most unusual and influential vocalists in the history of rock and roll.

Known as "Van the Man" by his fans, Morrison first rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Northern Irish band Them, writing their 1964 hit "Gloria". A few years later, Morrison left the band for a successful solo career, starting with the album Astral Weeks.

Morrison has pursued an idiosyncratic musical path. Much of his music is tightly structured around the conventions of American soul and R&B, such as the popular singles "Brown Eyed Girl", "Moondance", "Domino", and "Wild Night". An equal part of his catalogue consists of lengthy, loosely connected, spiritually inspired musical journeys that show the influence of Celtic tradition, jazz, and stream-of-consciousness narrative, such as his classic album Astral Weeks and lesser known works such as Veedon Fleece and Common One. The two strains together are sometimes referred to as "Celtic Soul," and Morrison rejects the characterization of his genre of music as Rock, citing Elvis Presley as a non-influence.

He continues to perform regularly, and achieved his highest U.S. chart position (number ten on the Billboard 200) with his latest album, Keep It Simple.

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