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PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Hollies
The Hollies
Performer
Turinida Sylvester
Turinida Sylvester
Vocals
Allan Clarke
Allan Clarke
Vocals
Bernie Calvert
Bernie Calvert
Bass Guitar
Bobby Elliott
Bobby Elliott
Drums
Tony Hicks
Tony Hicks
Vocals
Johnny Scott
Johnny Scott
Orchestra Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
A. Clark
A. Clark
Composer
Allan Clarke
Allan Clarke
Composer
Turinida Sylvester
Turinida Sylvester
Composer
Johnny Scott
Johnny Scott
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Peter Mew
Peter Mew
Mastering Engineer
Ron Richards
Ron Richards
Producer

Lyrics

The book I bought yesterday
I started to read
I found a small marigold
Pressed between leaves
And in that small marigold
Well, I found a note
Saying, "Please won't you write to me
'Cause I'm so alone"
So, I'm going to write back today
Yes, I'm going to write right away
I started "Dear Marigold,"
Not knowing her name
"I just had to write to you
'Cause I feel the same"
"You sound like the marigold
That I found today
The beauty was there to be found
But fading away"
"So I'm writing to you today
Yes, I'm writing to you right away"
As I started writing
Well, what can I say?
I got to thinking
Where are you today?
Brown leather cover
Ripped, tired, and torn
It's been such a long, long time
Since the flower was born
There's no need to write back today
I'm not gonna write right away
Just like a swan she is gliding
Drifting from here onto there
She has no thoughts of dying
Winter does not mean despair
Warm summer nights left behind her
Thinking of things that she's done
Once were her friends all around her
But now she is only one
Swan, swan keep your feet off the ground
Keep flying around
It's lonely you've found
You were left on your own
You didn't do right
Not to take off and fly
When your friends left that night
Swan, swan keep your feet off the ground
Keep flying around
It's lonely you've found
You were left on your own
You didn't do right
Not to take off and fly
When your friends left that night
Someday I know you'll see something
That will bring back the memories of gold
You'll meet the friends that did leave you
No more to be left in the cold
And just like a swan you'll be gliding
Drifting from here onto there
You'll have no thoughts of dying
'Cause winter did not mean despair
Written by: A. Clark, Allan Clarke, Turinida Sylvester

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