This song is about Donovan's friend Gyp David Mills (a.k.a. Gypsy Dave) and hints at a possible sexual liaison between the two. If so, it would make it an amazingly progressive song for its era (came out in 1966). That's in keeping with Donovan's personality (I mean, "Mellow Yellow" is about teenage girls using dildos, for heaven's sake). Donovan and Gyp were both the same age, so when the song says "Our years put together count to thirty," they would've both been fifteen years old.
This song is about Donovan's friend Gyp David Mills (a.k.a. Gypsy Dave) and hints at a possible sexual liaison between the two. If so, it would make it an amazingly progressive song for its era (came out in 1966). That's in keeping with Donovan's personality (I mean, "Mellow Yellow" is about teenage girls using dildos, for heaven's sake). Donovan and Gyp were both the same age, so when the song says "Our years put together count to thirty," they would've both been fifteen years old.