Grantchester Meadows

[Intro] *birds tweeting and bees buzzing* [Verse 1] Icy wind of night be gone, this is not your domain In the sky a bird was heard to cry Misty morning whisperings and gentle stirring sounds Belied the deathly silence that lay all around [Chorus] Hear the lark and harken to the barking of the dog fox Gone to ground See the splashing of the kingfisher Flashing to the water And a river of green is sliding unseen Beneath the trees Laughing as it passes through the endless summer Making for the sea [Verse 2] In the lazy water meadow I lay me down All around me golden sun flakes settle on the ground Basking in the sunshine of a bygone afternoon Bringing sounds of yesterday into this city room [Chorus] Hear the lark and harken to the barking of the dog fox Gone to ground See the splashing of the kingfisher Flashing to the water And a river of green is sliding unseen Beneath the trees Laughing as it passes through the endless summer Making for the sea [Acoustic Guitar Solo] *birds tweeting and geese honking* [Verse 2] In the lazy water meadow I lay me down All around me golden sun flakes covering the ground Basking in the sunshine of a bygone afternoon Bringing sounds of yesterday into my city room [Chorus] Hear the lark and harken to the barking of the dog fox Gone to ground See the splashing of the kingfisher Flashing to the water And a river of green is sliding unseen Beneath the trees Laughing as it passes through the endless summer Making for the sea [Outro] *birds tweeting* *bee buzzing, loud footsteps, swatting sound*