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Macarthur Park
936
Vocal
Macarthur Park was released on January 1, 1999 by Polydor as a part of the album Mr. Bojangles
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1999
LabelPolydor
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM155

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jimmy Layne Webb
Jimmy Layne Webb
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mike Curb
Mike Curb
Producer
Don Costa
Don Costa
Producer

Lyrics

Spring was never waiting for us, girl
It ran one step ahead as we followed in the dance
Between the parted pages and were pressed
In love's hot fevered iron, like a striped pair of pants
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again, oh no
I recall the yellow cotton dress, foaming like a wave
On the ground around your knees
The birds, like tender babies in your hands
And the old men playing checkers by the trees
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again, oh no
There will be another song for me
For I will sing it
There will be another dream for me
Someone will bring it
I will drink the wine while it is warm
And never let you catch me looking at the sun
And after all the loves of my life
After all the loves of my life, you'll still be the one
I will take my life into my hands and I will use it
I will win the worship in their eyes and I will lose it
I will have the things that I desire
And my passion flow like rivers through the sky
And after all the loves of my life
After all the loves of my life
I'll be thinking of you and wondering why
MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh no, oh no
No, no, oh no
Written by: Jimmy Layne Webb
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