Al Jarreau - Jacaranda Bougainvillea Lyrics






Oh what a dream, Oh what a story.
Don't have to weep, Come and enjoy a smile.
Opening scene is just like a doorway.
Here's a story, in rhythm and rhyme.

There is a tree on the street and in the forest.
Lavender dream whispered a poet.
Bright potpourri. The envy of orchids,
When it's dressed in a pink and fuchsia twine.
Jacaranda tree and the Bougainvillea vine.

Oh Mandela, that garden that you made,
Is a vision of the prayer, you must've been prayin' everyday.
Sweet Azaleas, every color every kind.
And the first and the last are all divine.

There is a dream of the trees and of the flowers.
There is a season of peace at the borderline...
Where we're redeemed and history will crown us.
Jacaranda tree and Bougainvillea vine.

Oh Mandela, would you say that it's alright?
When the children play they always say, they say that we were like
Cinderella, in your garden there's a shrine,
To the first and the last they're all divine.

One and all, big and small, a common birth.
Each and every child for all his worth.
Take the one who's always last and make him first.
Take these seeds. Seed the earth.

[OUTRO:]
Comin' along,
Oh what a long way we have come.
Comin' along,
Makin' a home for everyone.
Comin' along, way down South in Africa
Look at (Study) the Jacaranda tree huggin' the Bougainvillea

[REPEAT OUTRO X4]





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  1. 5.... ....

    @Everyone: try the live version of this gem, Al Jarreau and the Metrople Orkest live. Easily one of the best live songs performances ever.

  2. R.... S....

    So beautiful.

  3. P.... T....

    RIP Mr Al Jarreau

  4. M.... B....

    R.I.P. Mr. Jarreau

  5. G.... P....

    I thank you for this excellent sharing. Thanks.

  6. J.... J....

    Simple beautiful - God Given Talent. Life long Al, Live Long

  7. P.... T....

    simply great song

  8. x.... r....

    al jarreau is a singing poet !

  9. H.... D....

    I heard this song, when Al Jarreau came to Dubai. I felt so good and proud from South African, Cape Town and Al Jarreau mentioning the name of Madiba, which inspired him with this song!!!! Viva Afrika!!!!

  10. O.... H....

    Every time, this beautiful song fills the heart with ease, warms the soul, and allowed me to endure yet another gray day... Thank you, Al Jarreau :)

  11. n.... ....

    The message is still more beautiful than the flowers themselves. Thank you, Al, for using your gifts to make this world a happier place!

  12. L.... R....

    Amazing song! Heard Al perform this live at the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival in Montego Bay years ago. For me, he definitely stole the show that night.

  13. d.... ....

    Google photo of a blooming Jacaranda tree entwined with a Bougainvillea vine. Beautiful!

  14. C.... H....

    This song is so beautiful!!! I had to go look up the lyrics- they are amazing as well..Thanks so much for posting!

  15. E.... D....

    Probs the best song i have ever heard in my life.