Fairport Convention - Crazy Man Michael Lyrics
Within the fire and out upon the sea
Crazy Man Michael was walking
He met with a raven with eyes black as coals
And shortly they were a-talking
Your future, your future I would tell to you
Your true love will die by your own right hand
And crazy man Michael will cursed be
Michael he ranted and Michael he raved
And beat up the four winds with his fists-o
He laughed and he cried, he shouted and he swore
For his mad mind had trapped him with a kiss-o
You speak with an evil, you speak with a hate
You speak for the devil that haunts me
For is she not the fairest in all the broad land
He took out his dagger of fire and of steel
And struck down the raven through the heart-o
The bird fluttered long and the sky it did spin
And the cold earth did wonder and start-o
O where is the raven that I struck down dead
And here did lie on the ground-o
I see that my true love with a wound so red
Where her lover's heart it did pound-o
Crazy Man Michael he wanders and calls
And talks to the night and the day-o
But his eyes they are sane and his speech it is plain
And he longs to be far away-o
Michael he whistles the simplest of tunes
And asks the wild wolves their pardon
For his true love is flown into every flower grown
And he must be keeper of the garden
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Fairport Convention Crazy Man Michael Comments
Oh ! Sandy-this is beautiful
Like so many of the bands in the '60's, the musicians were all in their early, mid twenties. Like they came from another age to grace the planet again.
I know I was competing then as a young musician...
In this modern age of 2019, this is so much deeper and musical. I wish for a time machine.
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Another good title for this saga: The devil is genious
A masterpiece by Richard Thompson
A haunting masterpiece.
A really special beautiful song! They were all so young when they made this music! Those were the days indeed! The music will live on for centuries!
Glad I have this album. Love her vocals. RIP Sandy Denny.
Mystical and stunning
Sandy was one of the great talents of the 20th Century. I wish she had come to the US so I could have attended one of her concerts.
I did not authorize this song but I still like it.
Perfectly breathtaking.
Within the fire and out upon the sea
Crazy Man Michael was walking
He met with a raven with eyes black as coals
And shortly they were a-talking
Your future, your future I would tell to you
Your future you often have asked me
Your true love will die by your own right hand
And crazy man Michael will cursèd be
Michael he ranted and Michael he raved
And beat up the four winds with his fists-o
He laughed and he cried, he shouted and he swore
For his mad mind had trapped him with a kiss-o
You speak with an evil, you speak with a hate
You speak for the devil that haunts me
For is she not the fairest in all the broad land
Your sorcerer's words are to taunt me
He took out his dagger of fire and of steel
And struck down the raven through the heart-o
The bird fluttered long and the sky it did spin
And the cold earth did wonder and startle
O where is the raven that I struck down dead
And here did lie on the ground-o
I see that my true love with a wound so red
Where her lover's heart it did pound-o
Crazy Man Michael he wanders and calls
And talks to the night and the day-o
But his eyes they are sane and his speech it is plain
And he longs to be far away-o
Michael he whistles the simplest of tunes
And asks the wild wolves their pardon
For his true love is flown into every flower grown
And he must be keeper of the garden
somebody's true love didn't flow into this
Love Sandy’s phrasing in this - she brought everything to life. I wish I could have heard her sing live - absolutely beautiful voice.
The MOST beautiful female voice of all time.
sublime music and Sandy voice is pure magic , never to be repeated R I P
From 1:55 for the next minute is possibly the greatest instrumental ever.
Richard Thompson's genius.
Such a seriously awesome track
Beautiful
For my love Rachel who dwells on some other plane. Thanks for sharing a huge part of my life. See you soon. X
HughieDixon 🙏🤲
RIP / sing in heaven / Dave can now play the fiddle to You
One of my favourite songs. So beautiful.
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That's easy for you to say .....