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Donovan

Teas

Release date: 1st September 1968

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"Teas" is a track by Donovan, from the album The Hurdy Gurdy Man, released 1st September 1968. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Teas

[Verse 1]

I strolled into a deserted seaside café

All on a winter's day

[Verse 2]

I ordered up a cup of rich brown steaming tea

From an old lady

[Refrain]

What happened to you, man, you used to be so free?

[Verse 3]

Now, all you do is sit and dream of a figurine

By a mountain stream

[Verse 1]

I strolled into a deserted seaside café

All on a winter's day

[Verse 4]

I ordered up a cup of rich brown memories

Sat, and I watched the sea

[Refrain]

What happened to you, man, you used to be so free?

[Verse 5]

When you were as a mountain stream following a dream

Following a dream

[Outro]

What happened to ya? ah

What happened to

What happened to ya? ah, ah

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Track details

From The Hurdy Gurdy Man

1968
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The Hurdy Gurdy Man
The Hurdy Gurdy Man
Donovan
1st October 1968
Release year
1968
  1. 1Hurdy Gurdy Man (2005 Remastered Version)
    3:18
  2. 2Peregrine (2005 Remastered Version)
    3:39
  3. 3The Entertaining of a Shy Girl (2005 Remastered Version)
    1:43
  4. 4As I Recall It (2005 Remastered Version)
    2:10
  5. 5Get Thy Bearings (2005 Remastered Version)
    2:51
  6. 6Hi It's Been a Long Time (2005 Remastered Version)
    2:39
  7. 7West Indian Lady (2005 Remastered Version)
    2:19
  8. 8Jennifer Juniper (2005 Remastered Version)
    2:43
  9. 9The River Song (2005 Remastered Version)
    2:17
  10. 10Tangier (2005 Remastered Version)
    4:14
  11. 11A Sunny Day (2005 Remastered Version)
    1:58
  12. 12The Sun Is a Very Magic Fellow (2005 Remastered Version)
    2:48
  13. 13Teas (2005 Remastered Version)
    2:41
  14. 14Teen Angel (2005 Remastered Version)
    2:18
  15. 15Poor Cow (2005 Remastered Version)
    2:58
  16. 16Lalena (2005 Remastered Version)
    2:55
  17. 17Aye My Love (2005 Remastered Version) [Mono]
    2:08
  18. 18What a Beautiful Creature You Are
    2:45
  19. 19Colours (2005 Remastered Version)
    4:19
  20. 20Catch the Wind (2005 Remastered Version)
    5:05
  21. —Teas
  22. —The River Song
  23. —Hurdy Gurdy Man
    3:13
  24. —Get Thy Bearings
    2:47
  25. —West Indian Lady
  26. —Tangier
  27. —Get Thy Bearings
  28. —Poor Cow
  29. —A Sunny Day
  30. —What a Beautiful Creature You Are
  31. —As I Recall It
  32. —Teen Angel
  33. —Hurdy Gurdy Man
  34. —Hi It's Been a Long Time
  35. —The Entertaining of a Shy Girl
  36. —The Sun Is a Very Magic Fellow
  37. —Peregrine
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