2158 – Donovan – Lay down Lassie (1981)

Escrita por Donovan Leitch, foi gravada em 1981 no Utopia studios, em Londres e lançada no disco Love is the only feeling, em outubro de 1981, o décimo sexto disco de Donovan. Foi produzida por Donovan. Danny Thompson tocou double bass. Donovan cantou e tocou violão. John Stevens tocou bateria e percussão. Tony Roberts tocou clarinete, flauta piccolo, oboé e sax tenor.

A letra:

Remember when I first met you
Took you to the pad where I was staying
Shared with another seven souls
All over the floor laying.

Remember when I first held you
I whispered you sweet nothings
We flew out of the room that night
High on young love wings.

When you lay down your brown body, Lassie
Let love between you and me flow
When you lay down your brown body, Lassie
Let love between you and me flow.

Remember when I first saw you
I had to put our love together
By hook or by crook
I wanted you forever lover.

But I shouldn't be so lucky
For you had another fella
So I brought you a ring that day
Down the Portabella.

When you lay down your brown body, Lassie
Let love between you and me flow
When you lay down your brown body, Lassie
Let love between you and me flow.

Temporarily I lost you
Tried to tie our love together
Forcing you to answer me
Say you'll be mine forever.

But things don't happen so fast
When it comes to our romance
I wanna take you easy now
So come on gimme the chance.

When you lay down your brown body, Lassie
Let love between you and me flow
When you lay down your brown body, Lassie
Let love between you and me flow.

When you lay down your brown body, Lassie
Let love between you and me flow
When you lay down your brown body, Lassie
Let love between you and me flow.

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