Donovan: "Hurdy Gurdy Man"

Released May 1968; Charts 29 May 1968; UK#4 [Pye 7N 17537]

Donovan (voice, guitar, and tambura) with Alan Parker (guitar), Clem Cattini (drums), and John Paul Jones (bass).

Produced by Mickie Most with John Paul Jones (music director).

Bronson, Harold. 1988.The British Invasion: The History of British Rock [8:7]. Los Angeles: Rhino Records, Inc. [R2 70326]

Section	Meas.	Description	Text
Intro		Humming, add guitar	—
Verse		Voice modulated with tremolo unit.	a
Refrain 1		Add electric guitar, drums and bass; tambura at line's end.	b
Refrain 2		Double-tracked vocal	c
Verse		Double-tracked voice with reverb, otherwise as above.	d
Refrain 1		As above.	b
Refrain 2		Double-tracked with less reverberation.	c
Verse		Guitar solo with fuzz tone.	—
Refrain 2		Voice at octave, repeat and fade.	e

Text
Thrown like a star my vast sleep, I open my eyes to take a peak. To find that I was by the sea, gazing with tranquility.	a
'Tis then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man came/come singing songs of love. Then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man came/come singing songs of love.	b
Hurdy Gurdy, Gurdy, Gurdy, Gurdy, Gurdy . . . , he sang. Hurdy Gurdy, Hurdy Gurdy, Hurdy Gurdy . . . , he sang. Hurdy Gurdy, Hurdy Gurdy, Hurdy Gurdy . . . , he sang.	c
Histories of ages past, uninvited shadows cast, Down through all eternity, the crying of humanity.	d
Hurdy Gurdy, Hurdy Gurdy, Hurdy Gurdy . . . , he sang. Here comes the rolly polly man and he's singing songs of love. Rolly polly, rolly polly, rolly polly polly he sang. Hurdy Gurdy, Hurdy Gurdy, Hurdy Gurdy . . . , he sang.	e