Medley: The Circle Game/Little Green Songtext
von Joni Mitchell

Here we go

Yesterday a child came out to wonder
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder
And tearful at the falling of a star

And the seasons, they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We′re captive on the carousel of time
We can't return, we can only look
Behind, from where we came
And go round and round and round in the circle game

Then the child moved ten times round the seasons
Skated over ten clear frozen streams
Words like, "When you′re older" must appease him
And promises of someday make his dreams


And the seasons, they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We're captive on the carousel of time
We can't return, we can only look
Behind, from where we came
And go round and round and round in the circle game

16 springs and 16 summers gone now
Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town
And they tell him, "Take your time, it won′t be long now
′Til you drag your feet to slow the circles down"

And the seasons, they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We're captive on the carousel of time
We can′t return, we can only look
Behind, from where we came
And go round and round and round in the circle game

So the years spin by and now the boy is 20
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true
There'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty
Before the last revolving year is through

Born with the moon in cancer
Choose her a name she will answer to
Call her green and the winters cannot fade her
Call her green for the children who′ve made her
Little green, be a gypsy dancer


He went to california
Hearing that everything's warmer there
So you write him a letter and say, "Her eyes are blue"
He sends you a poem and she′s lost to you
Little green, he's a non-conformer

Just a little green
Like the color when the spring is born
There'll be crocuses to bring to school tomorrow
Just a little green
Like the nights when the northern lights perform

There′ll be icicles and birthday clothes
And sometimes there′ll be sorrow
Child with a child pretending
Weary of lies you are sending home
So you sign all the papers in the family name
You're sad and you′re sorry, but you're not ashamed
Little green, have a happy ending

Just a little green
Like the color when the spring is born
There′ll be crocuses to bring to school tomorrow
Just a little green
Like the nights when northern lights perform
There'll be icicles and birthday clothes
And sometimes there′ll be sorrow

And the seasons, they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We're captive on the carousel of time
We can't return, we can only look
Behind, from where we came
And go round and round and round in the circle game
And go round and round and round in the circle game

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