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Fair play to you
Killarney's lakes are so blue
And the architecture I'm taking in with my mind
So fine...
Tell me of Poe
Oscar Wilde and Thoreau
Let your midnight and your daytime turn into love of life
It's a very fine line
But you've got the mind child
To carry on
When it's just about to be
Carried on...
And there's only one meadow's way to go
And you say "Geronimo"
There's only one meadow's way to go
And you say "Geronimo"
A paperback book
As we walk down the street
Fill my mind with tales of mystery, mystery...
And imagination
Forever fair
And I'm touching your hair
I wish we could be dreamers
In this dream, ohhh
Let it dream
And there's only one meadow's way to go
And you say "Geronimo"
And there's only one meadow's way to go
And you say "Geronimo"
Fair play to you
Killarney's lakes are so blue
High-ho silver, tit for tat
And I love you for that
High-ho silver, tit for tat
And I love you for that, love you for that, love you for that
High-ho silver, tit for tat, tit for tat
And I love you for that
High-ho silver, tit for tat, hah!
Yeah, yeah
And I love you for that
And theres only one meadow's way to go
And I, and I say "Geronimo"
And there's only one meadow's way to go
And we say "Geronimo"
Geronimo
And there's only one meadow's way to go
And we say Geronimo
And there's only one meadow's way to go
And we say Geronimo
Fair play to you
Killarney's lakes are so blue
And the architecture I'm taking in with my mind
So fine...
Tell me of Poe
Oscar Wilde and Thoreau
Let your midnight and your daytime turn into love of life
It's a very fine line
But you've got the mind child
To carry on
When it's just about to be
Carried on...
And you say "Geronimo"
There's only one meadow's way to go
And you say "Geronimo"
As we walk down the street
Fill my mind with tales of mystery, mystery...
And imagination
And I'm touching your hair
I wish we could be dreamers
In this dream, ohhh
Let it dream
And you say "Geronimo"
And there's only one meadow's way to go
And you say "Geronimo"
Killarney's lakes are so blue
High-ho silver, tit for tat
And I love you for that
High-ho silver, tit for tat
And I love you for that, love you for that, love you for that
High-ho silver, tit for tat, tit for tat
And I love you for that
High-ho silver, tit for tat, hah!
Yeah, yeah
And I love you for that
And I, and I say "Geronimo"
And there's only one meadow's way to go
And we say "Geronimo"
Geronimo
And there's only one meadow's way to go
And we say Geronimo
And there's only one meadow's way to go
And we say Geronimo
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i really hope this song isn't about a couple having inventive sex. it's definitely about walking. van morrison kinda loves singing about walking. other than that it just sounds like he's remembering walks he's had w/ someone, and singing lil phrases these two traded between each other 'geronimo' 'hi-ho silver' 'fair play to you'. i'm pretty sure i read somewhere that 'fair play to you' is something he and a friend of his would say to each other, can't remember why. and i'm assuming 'tit for tat and i love you for that' is him describing their relationship? like saying we give n take equally between each other, and i love you/us for being able to do that. iono. this is all sounding dumb now i just wanted to say this song punches me in the face in a good way and i hope its not just about kinky sex
It's not about what that nitwit pervo dave said. You're closer. It's a gorgeous song about two people talking great literature while taking in the glory of nature, which are two of Morrison's great loves. He says the place he wants to go is only one meadow's walk away, and his companion says, 'Geronimo', which colloquially means 'Let's go!'. It was originally, supposedly, like a war cry for the chief's men as they charged into battle, so it's still used sorta in that way.
It's not about what that nitwit pervo dave said. You're closer. It's a gorgeous song about two people talking great literature while taking in the glory of nature, which are two of Morrison's great loves. He says the place he wants to go is only one meadow's walk away, and his companion says, 'Geronimo', which colloquially means 'Let's go!'. It was originally, supposedly, like a war cry for the chief's men as they charged into battle, so it's still used sorta in that way.
I agree with twee!, it's about walking, but I think it's about walking with a child and enjoying their childish exclamations: "High-ho Silver!", "tit-for-tat", "Geronimo!",etc.
"Forever fair And I'm touching your hair I wish we could be dreamers In this dream, oh Let it dream"
Van's aware that the child's fair hair will grow darker as he/she ages and just wishes the walk could be held unchanging, as in a dream.
In this song, "Geronimo" has nothing to do with the above comment calling it " a particular and peculiar sexual move involving leaping onto your partner". In fact, it refers to San Geronimo Valley in Marin County, near the town of Fairfax, where, according to Marin Magazine, "songwriter Van Morrison called home in the ’70s—his parents even owned a record store in town for many years".
In this song, "Geronimo" has nothing to do with the above comment calling it " a particular and peculiar sexual move involving leaping onto your partner". In fact, it refers to San Geronimo Valley in Marin County, near the town of Fairfax, where, according to Marin Magazine, "songwriter Van Morrison called home in the ’70s—his parents even owned a record store in town for many years".
The song is all about Van coming to terms with his divorce from Janet and accepting that he was to blame for it.
From 1971-1973, The Morrisons lived in San Geronimo, California, on Meadow Way. There's no #1 Meadow way, or at least not anymore.
Fair play to you is about the time Van's wife Janet took Vans only rock star indulgence, a silver Mercedes, packed all her things in it, as well as Shana, their daughter whom Van adored and left him - not to speak to him again until 1994. "Fair Play To You" says Van, because he deserved it (he was a dark, angry man in the early mid 70's due to him resenting the impositions of fame and resenting that he wasn't as famous as he thought his talent and hard work should have made him). He wronged her through hubris, she took his symbol of hubris. Tit for tat.
The simplest explanation is usually right. :-)
@seb1158631 That sounds like it is the best answer and makes sense. Thanks!
@seb1158631 That sounds like it is the best answer and makes sense. Thanks!
This song is about taking a stroll through the countryside with a beautiful fair headed women. Geronimo is about a particular and peculiar sexual move involving leaping onto your partner. As they walk toward their abode, which is only one meadow away, they discuss this and who is going to be doing the leaping and who is going to be leaped upon. High-ho Silver is their name for an alternative move, they argue it out and in a game of wits Geronimo is the one they settle for as the fair headed lady comes on top. Fair play to her!
I mean woman in the singular - hard to type straight after a couple of Bowmores
I mean woman in the singular - hard to type straight after a couple of Bowmores
@Daveyesdave You're a clueless. It's a gorgeous song about two people talking great literature while taking in the glory of nature, which are two of Morrison's great loves.
@Daveyesdave You're a clueless. It's a gorgeous song about two people talking great literature while taking in the glory of nature, which are two of Morrison's great loves.
@Daveyesdave Aye Johnny, you are on to me, you have called my bluff and busted my mechanism, laying it bare to the elements, to rust in profane negligence exposed to the elements of derision. My interpretation of this song was simply crass and completely incorrect.
@Daveyesdave Aye Johnny, you are on to me, you have called my bluff and busted my mechanism, laying it bare to the elements, to rust in profane negligence exposed to the elements of derision. My interpretation of this song was simply crass and completely incorrect.