This song is timeless, and nearly 20 years after its creation, still possesses the mystique it did the first time i heard it ~1994. To me, at first blush, all those years ago, it had some kind of homo-erotic allure. The line "so that the others may do" tells of something which must be done for others to follow suit. It felt like like some kind of roxy-glam-pop invitation to sexual liberation.
Upon further introspection I think the song may not have an intrinsic meaning, but simply represents a sort of "holding open the door" for people who otherwise might be affronted by this song/band's unusual style. I know, as a sort of armchair rock-historian, that there have been few bands so daring and so true to the sound that wanted to emerge from within, whether the creator wanted it or not. This band handled it with elegance and grace seldom, if ever, seen.
Down yonder green valley
Where streamlets meander
When twilight is fading
I pensively roam
Or at the bright noontide
In solitude wander
Amid the dark shades of
The lonely ash grove
'Tis there, where the blackbird is cheerfully singing
Each warbler enchants with his notes from the tree
Ah, then little think I
Of sorrow or sadness
The ash grove entrancing
Spells beauty for me
Down yonder green valley
Where streamlets meander
When twilight is fading
I pensively roam
For at the bright noontide
In solitude wander
Amid the dark shades of
The lonely ash grove
'Tis there where the blackbird is cheerfully singing
Each warbler enchants with his notes from the tree
Ah, then little think I
Of sorrow or sadness
The ash grove entrancing
Spells beauty for me
Where streamlets meander
When twilight is fading
I pensively roam
Or at the bright noontide
In solitude wander
Amid the dark shades of
The lonely ash grove
'Tis there, where the blackbird is cheerfully singing
Each warbler enchants with his notes from the tree
Ah, then little think I
Of sorrow or sadness
The ash grove entrancing
Spells beauty for me
Down yonder green valley
Where streamlets meander
When twilight is fading
I pensively roam
For at the bright noontide
In solitude wander
Amid the dark shades of
The lonely ash grove
'Tis there where the blackbird is cheerfully singing
Each warbler enchants with his notes from the tree
Ah, then little think I
Of sorrow or sadness
The ash grove entrancing
Spells beauty for me
Lyrics submitted by TinyTimFanClub
The Ash Grove (Traditional) Lyrics as written by Elizabeth Converse
Lyrics © DistroKid
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