Weller, Paul - Black Is The Colour Lyrics






Black is the color of my true love's hair
Her lips are like some roses fair
She has the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands
And I love the ground whereon she stands.

I love my love and well she knows
I love the ground whereon she goes
I wish the day it soon would come
When she and I could be as one.

I go to the Clyde, and I mourn and weep
For satisfied I never can be
I'll write her a letter, just a few short lines
And I owe death a thousand times

Black is the color of my true love's hair
Her lips are like red roses fair
She has the sweetest smile
And the gentlest hands
And I love the ground whereon she stands.





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  1. T.... x....

    Too beautiful 😭😭😭 to all black haired lasses out there❤️

  2. I.... ....

    Best version

  3. D.... S....

    ☁️☁️🌈😴

  4. l.... l....

    WOW!! My LOVE just send this to me!! 😭😭😭😭❤❤ WOW IS BEAUTIFUL SONG!!!

  5. K.... K....

    Best version ever ♥

    K.... K....

    Kristina K yea I 💓this version too

    K.... K....

    'tis true!

  6. A.... M....

    ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

  7. M.... H....

    tears running down my face... great song. great interpret. sorry for my english, greetz from germany

  8. d.... v....

    niye türk yok burda

    d.... v....

    derya van persie ben varım 😏🧡

  9. a.... ....

    Beautiful version

  10. R.... S....

    Wonderous! Dude is a genius....

  11. m.... ....

    Beautiful rendition of this song and wonderful video.

  12. y.... ....

    "Tigress adored, indolent fiend, lie there,
    There on my heart now, merciless and strong,
    I wish to run my trembling fingers long
    Through the black tangles of your heavy hair.”

  13. f.... h....

    It's a folk song and love song sung by English irish Scottish and Welsh people and people that immigrated from these countries when the mod father and other legendary artists record it speaks volumes for the song

    f.... h....

    +frank hughes He overheard it at a wedding apparently!

  14. T.... ....

    why would Paul Weller go to the clyde to moan and weep? 

    T.... ....

    +TheVanpablo79 
    dah! because he misses me!! :P ( joking of course! )

  15. C.... U....

    i thought it was GREEN 

  16. B.... .....

    I,am Irish and  my  Mother  passed  away  two   years  passed.This  song  Creates a  Beautiful and Sublime Picture of her. Thank You  Bernard.

  17. L.... S....

    This is a Scottish song.

  18. K.... B....

    Which do you think is the original? Even Hamlish Imlach's version - brilliant by the way, or Davy Grahame's, absolutely incredible - are not original (but at least they are Scottish like the original).

  19. K.... B....

    It's a Scottish song...

  20. J.... S....

    Why are people talking shite about the king? Weller has covered many songs and bettered every single one. You can hate all you want.

  21. x.... D....

    PISS OFF YOU NO MARK, WHAT THE FUCK HAVE YOU EVER DONE? FUCKING TYPICAL HATING GOBSHITE

  22. U.... B....

    thanks for that lovely story its one of them if it wasn't for the war in irelands history between englands and irelands past , we wouldn't have these beauitful ballads all worth it as were would they be ..he sings black is the colour and makes it a rainbow in shades beautiful job mr weller beautiful

  23. m.... ....

    got the opportunity to have dinner with paul weller back in 1991 in berlin,been a life long fan this was both special and nerve wrecking for me
    weller was so down to earth and very funny and to my surprise was very interested in irish music and asked me lots of questions about the chieftians...what a total gent

    m.... ....

    Just listened to his version of Black is the Colour. Paul nailed it.
    It must have been really special to meet him.
    I've always loved his music.

  24. e.... ....

    great version!

  25. a.... ....

    Paul Weller's version of this timeless folk song is well done......Lisa Lambe and Christy Moore are also excellent.....BRAVO!

  26. D.... P....

    i love the ground where on she stands i love my love

  27. K.... H....

    2:00.....golden.

  28. A.... W....

    We will be together soon My Love :)

  29. j.... ....

    This song makes me cry. Tis good though.

  30. R.... F....

    Paul Weller like a fine wine, gets better and better and better...... Love this version.

  31. Z.... C....

    Paul you are a Legend, I saw you in Dublin, 'You do Something too me' was class I nearly collapsed, Please check out my version sorry bout the 2nd string....Learning Country too :-)

  32. H.... R....

    perfection

  33. l.... ....

    I'vve heard so many arrangements of this song, this one tops each and every one of them.

  34. S.... S....

    That violin solo must be the most amazing I have ever heard! Tried to play it the other day but it was quite impossible ;)

  35. J.... S....

    paul weller is by far the best version

  36. A.... ....

    I loved this song, very good version!

  37. C.... P....

    Bittersweet

  38. O.... B....

    This song sends me to sleep, I love it so much.

  39. E.... P....

    I love this song. It's so beautiful

  40. O.... G....

    awesome vid. good job!

  41. f.... ....

    Love this song. So beautiful. Mr Weller sings it soooooooooooo well.

  42. s.... ....

    god awful and he could do with a decent haircut ?

  43. A.... B....

    love it!

  44. M.... ....

    WONDERFUL

  45. M.... ....

    Great song!

  46. E.... T....

    did you create this? :\

  47. I.... a....

    By far without shadow of a doubt the best version ever of this song ever recorded, plus if yer stoned it just pure massages the back of the old neck, ya man-powerful stuff

  48. A.... M....

    Nice Version but the Christy Moore version is the Definitive for me..Go on Christy!!

  49. v.... ....

    paul weller has a wonderfull beautynes in his voice. This song is very beautifull this way , with those violins and everything.

  50. j.... k....

    This made my Ears smile

  51. M.... F....

    I love ur channel ;) And I'm still in love with St.Trinian,don't worry;)

  52. L.... ....

    Jeez. Paul Weller covers Hamish Imlach! Got oor Hamish daein' this on the 1966 album "XTRA". Hamish Imlach's version iz much better (thanks mainly tae his nifty guitar arrangement and better voice), but glad to hear this lovely song again.

  53. j.... ....

    Stumbled upon this while searching for christys version.I love Christys version, but this has its own merits.

  54. j.... ....

    @ryan07903 My friend black is a colour.

  55. B.... ....

    Maybe the "true love" was from Clyde? Who knows.. anyway a great song ;)

  56. B.... ....

    you're a bitch.

  57. R.... B....

    Its a Glasgow folk song. Christy Moore was on the Late late show talking about it. So elaihao sorry your wrong.

  58. d.... ....

    if u like this listen to christy moore..his one is much better

  59. M.... F....

    this is a scottish folk song FACT

  60. r.... ....

    No it isn't. Black is not a colour.

  61. g.... ....

    good vid

  62. S.... ....

    I like this version, but I doubt that it's Irish. Why would he go to the Clyde to mourn and weep if he was Irish?

    It's probably Scottish in origin.

  63. B.... C....

    excellent!!

  64. J.... S....

    no, it belongs to John Jacob Niles

  65. G.... R....

    this is irish

  66. s.... ....

    Thanks for this version!

  67. d.... ....

    this song really belongs to cara dillon . her take on the song is exceptional . see her live version posted by cagun . its beautiful .

  68. c.... ....

    I "love" Paul Weller - THAT is my favourite version! Thanks for this clip - a good work!

  69. C.... B....

    Christy Moore does the best version! But Weller does an ok version!

  70. O.... ....

    oh man
    it sounds so awesome but in the same way very sad
    i think i will listen it, when i am doing my work ^^

  71. t.... ....

    that is e real video

  72. b.... ....

    how beautiful....

  73. c.... ....

    thank you :-)

  74. c.... ....

    please let me know if you find them!!!

  75. c.... ....

    I know exactly how you feel/what you mean......

  76. c.... ....

    have you heard the Lucka bloom version? It's also very nice!

    c.... ....

    damn good version, i still love winter.

  77. c.... ....

    Actually, the song is MUCH older than her version. I do love her interpitation, but it's orgins are far older, and much deeper.
    Glad you enjoyed this one.

  78. R.... ....

    the best interpretation of this song is in fact by Nina Simone, which is unjustly not available on YouTube from what I can tell

  79. J.... ....

    thats mor like it

  80. j.... h....

    there was a good version by brian small which was deleted for some reason.

  81. R.... M....

    Indeed. I saw it last Friday on a dutch tv sender. lovin' last forever.. only he experience the power of the light so hard, who knows the dept of the night..

  82. l.... ....

    I do wish Paul had done a video to this, his version is one of the most haunting and beautiful I have ever heard.

  83. P.... N....

    Thanks - a beautiful song and a great job on the video!!! Well done!!!

  84. G.... C....

    Really a beautiful song! Love this version! =)

  85. y.... ....

    wonderfull

  86. P.... L....

    I love this song! He reminds me on some pretty and some tragic experiences in my life! This finger-picking paints pictures in my mind that I have long forgot! Thanks for showing ...

  87. P.... L....

    I love this song! He reminds me on some pretty and some tragic experiences in my life! This finger-picking paints pictures in my mind that I have long forgot! Thanks for showing ...
    Paddy

  88. H.... A....

    Very kool! Viva PW for ever! Cheers from Paris...*LP77*

  89. c.... ....

    lol I like the song so much I really wish there was a vid so I decided bugger it and slapped the song with another Paul video. I did ask him recently if there was a vid or a dvd compilation with a live performance of it for us all to see.

  90. j.... ....

    funny hwo the "have you made up your mind" vid goes perfetcly with this aswell!
    class cover!