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Thrown like a star in my vast sleep
I open my eyes to take a peep
To find that I was by the sea
Gazing with tranquillity. 'Twas then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man
Came singing songs of love...

— Donovan Hurdy Gurdy Man (1967)

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It seemed — in 1968 — the possibilities of peace and brotherhood could be realised that very year. We're still working on it.

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Way down below the ocean where I wanna be she may be.

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Histories of ages past
Unenlightened shadows cast.
Down through all eternity
The crying of humanity.
'Tis then when the Hurdy Gurdy Man
Comes singing songs of love...

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