Calypso - John Denver: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Calypso

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Calypso was released on November 1, 1975 by RCA/Legacy as a part of the album Windsong

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

John Denver

Vocals

Lee Holdridge

Conductor

Dick Kniss

Bass

Steve Weisberg

Dobro

John Sommers

Mandolin

Hal Blaine

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

John Denver

Composer

Lee Holdridge

Orchestrator

Dick Kniss

Arranger

Steve Weisberg

Arranger

John Sommers

Arranger

Hal Blaine

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Milton Okun

Producer

Kris O'Connor

Assistant Producer

Mickey Crofford

Mickey Crofford

Engineer

Dennis Smith

Assistant Engineer

Artie Torgersen

Artie Torgersen

Assistant Engineer

Richard Simpson

Richard Simpson

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

To sail on a dream

On a crystal clear ocean

To ride on the crest

Of the wild raging storm

To work in the service

Of life and the living

In search of the answers

To questions unknown

To be part of the movement

Part of the growing

Part of beginning to understand

Aye, Calypso

The places you've been to

The things that you've shown us

The stories you tell

Aye, Calypso

I sing to your spirit

The men who have served you

So long and so well

Aye-yay, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Oh-lo, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Aye-yay, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Oh-lo, ooh-ooh

Like the dolphin who guides you

You bring us beside you

To light up the darkness

And show us the way

For though we are strangers

In your silent world

To live on the land

We must learn from the sea

To be true as the tide

And free as a wind swell

Joyful and loving in letting it be

Aye, Calypso

The places you've been to

The things that you've shown us

The stories you tell

Aye, Calypso

I sing to your spirit

The men who have served you

So long and so well

Aye, Calypso

The places you've been to

The things that you've shown us

The stories you tell

Aye, Calypso

I sing to your spirit

The men who have served you

So long and so well

Aye-yay, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Aye-oh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Aye-yay, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Aye-lo, ooh-ooh

Aye-yay, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Aye-oh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Aye-yay, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Aye-lo, ooh-ooh

Written by: John Denver

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