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Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair,
In the morning, when we rise,
In the morning, when we rise.
That's the time, that's the time,
I love the best.
Green's the colour of the sparklin' corn,
In the morning, when we rise,
In the morning, when we rise.
That's the time, that's the time,
I love the best.
Blue's the colour of the sky-y,
In the morning, when we rise,
In the morning, when we rise.
That's the time, that's the time,
I love the best.
Mellow is the feeling that I get,
When I see her, m-hmm,
When I see her, oh yeah.
That's the time, that's the time,
I love the best.
Freedom is a word I rarely use,
Without thinking, oh yeah,
Without thinking, m-hmm.
Of the time, of the time,
When I've been loved.
Yellow is the colour of
my true love's hair,
In the morning, when we rise,
In the morning, when we rise.
That's the time, that's the time,
I love the best.
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Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair, In the morning, when we rise, In the morning, when we rise. That's the time, that's the time, I love the best. Green's the colour of the sparklin' corn, In the morning, when we rise, In the morning, when we rise. That's the time, that's the time, I love the best. Blue's the colour of the sky-y, In the morning, when we rise, In the morning, when we rise. That's the time, that's the time, I love the best. Mellow is the feeling that I get, When I see her, m-hmm, When I see her, oh yeah. That's the time, that's the time, I love the best. Freedom is a word I rarely use, Without thinking, oh yeah, Without thinking, m-hmm. Of the time, of the time, When I've been loved. Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair, In the morning, when we rise, In the morning, when we rise. That's the time, that's the time, I love the best.
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Judy Collins
Judith "Judy" Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939) is an American singer and songwriter, known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records (which has included folk, show tunes, pop, rock and roll and standards), and for her social activism. She is an alumna of MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois. more »
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Black, black, black is the color of my true love's hair His lips are like some rosey fair The finest face and the neatest hands I love the ground where on he stands I love my love and well he knows I love the grass where on he goes If he on earth no more I did see My life will quickly fade away. I'll climb up the mountain for to mourn and weep For satisfied, I'll never sleep I'll write to you in a few little lines I'll suffer death ten thousand times The winter is past and the leaves are green The time is gone that we have seen But still I long for the day to come When you and I will be as one. Black, black, black is the color of my true love's hair His lips are like the rosey fair The finest face and the neatest hands I love the ground where on he stands Black, black, black is the color of my true love's hairBecome A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons!
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Black Is The Colour
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Capo step 1
Am F G Am
Black is the colour of my true love’s hair.
F G E7
Her lips are like some roses fair
F G E7
She has the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands
F G Am
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 ne’er can be
I write her a letter just a few short lines
And suffer death a thousand times
Black is the colour of my true love’s hair.
Her lips are like some roses fair
She had the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands
And I love the ground whereon she stands.
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I travelled the road with Hamish Imlach in 1967. I stayed in his home and befriended his family. He taught me so much, I was almost his apprentice. At the start of his singing career he was a serious singer and player. As time went by he veered more towards the comedy aspect of his repertoire.
In my view this was to the detriment of his work. He taught many of the emerging players many things,not all of them choose to remember. Those who did not forget include Bert Jansch, Luke Kelly, Jim McCann, Archie Fisher, Rab Noakes and many others too..
This was one of Hamish’s big songs. Every time I sing it he is sitting beside me, I loved him dearly, still do…