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  • 5/3/2025
The Old Grey Whistle Test - S02E01
At BBC Television Theatre in Shepherd's Bush, London, England
September 12, 1972
Transcript
00:00People smile and tell me I'm the lucky one
00:12And we've just begun
00:15Think I'm gonna have a son
00:18He will be like she and me
00:22As free as a dove
00:24Conceived in love
00:28The sun is gonna shine above
00:30And even though we ain't got money
00:35I'm so in love with you honey
00:38And everything will bring a chain of love
00:42Oh, oh, oh
00:44And in the morning when I rise
00:47And bring a tear of joy to my eyes
00:51And tell me everything is gonna be alright
00:57Seems as though a month ago
01:00I was beta cat
01:02Never got high
01:05Oh, was a sorry guy
01:08And now I smile and face a girl that shares my name
01:14And now I'm through with the game
01:16And now I'm through with the game
01:17This boy will never be the same
01:20And even though we ain't got money
01:25I'm so in love with you honey
01:28And everything will bring a chain of love
01:32Oh, oh, oh, oh
01:35And in the morning when I rise
01:38And bring a tear of joy to my eyes
01:41And tell me everything's gonna be alright
01:47Love the girl who holds the world in a paper cup
01:52And drink it up
01:55Love her and she'll bring you luck
01:58And if you find she helps your mind
02:03But I take her home
02:04Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
02:05Boy, don't you live alone
02:07Try to earn what lovers own
02:11And even though we ain't got money
02:15I'm so in love with you honey
02:18And everything will bring a chain of love
02:23Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
02:25And here's the morning when I rise
02:28And bring a tear of joy to my eyes
02:31And tell me everything's gonna be alright
02:37Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, oh
02:43Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, yeah
02:47Amen.