Carolina Calypso (Gram Parsons)


May I lift your ears that you might hear an old tale that we spin
Bout the perfect stranger
His golden box a whole lotta sunshine within
He ran outside and opened it up
Saw it carried to the four winds
That's just about where his old story begins
It was late one day down in sunny Durham
When the stranger stepped from the train
Unpacked his sack with a big ol' smile
Started strumming strong and fair
As a crowd turned out at the depot
He got it going real good right there
Said this one's called the Carolina Calypso
Kept time with his dusty feet
Sun like gold above the hickory trees
While his children are dancing in the street
Carolina Calypso come see me tonight
Let your voice surround me like a thousand arms
Sing me through the towns and back to the farm
Carolina Calypso come see me tonight

Come out and see when the time grows ripe
Honey we're with friends
The moon will rise above the hickory trees like a silver fire again
If you happen to be a stranger in town
Might take a friend's advice
Grap yourself a railroad gal and come with us tonight
I said kick off your shoes and your downtown blues
Come with us tonight
Get down one time for Carolina Calypso
Keep time with your dusty feet
The sky is gonna pale cross the old moss trail
While his children are dancing in the street
Carolina Calypso come see me tonight
Let your voice surround me like a thousand arms
Sing me through the towns and back to the farm
Carolina Calypso come see me tonight

performed by The Brooklyn Cowboys

Walter Egan vocals/guitar
Buddy Cage steel guitar
Joy Lynn White background vocals/acoustic guitar
Michael Granda bass
Michael Webb keyboards
Fredrough Perry drums
Al Perkins Producer