Ballad of Geraldine Songtext
von Donovan

Oh, I was born with the name Geraldine
With hair coal black as a raven
I travelled my life without a care
Ah, but all my love I was savin′

Oh, the winds blew high and the trees did sway
Not much from life was I askin'
′Tll I met someone to give all my love
All my love, so long an' lasting

Oh, good were the parts we played in our game
And a long ways off was tomorrow
But my love was a rambler and restless as the sea
And in the tide came sorrow


Oh, a child of the night is goin' to be born
I can′t explain my confusion
Is my love thinkin′ to marry me at all
Or of the freedom he thinks he'll be losin′?

I sit with my friends in the gay crowded room
My friends, they're smokin′ and a-talkin'
But it all seems so empty, my love is not there
So I′ll go into the streets a-walkin'

My baby is a-growin', as a-growin′ it must
If I were to lose it, it would grieve me
My love is so helpless and I′m wonderin' what to do
Oh, how I yearn to help him

Oh, we could go to the land of your choice
Where the false shame won′t come knockin' at our door
I′ve a feeling in my heart and it's crushing all my hopes
I think I′m gonna be hurt some more


Oh, I was born with the name Geraldine
With hair coal black as a raven
I travelled my life without a care
Ah, but all my love I was savin'