The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face
the first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
and the moon and the stars
were the gifts you gave
to the dark and the endless skies my love
the first time ever I kissed your mouth
I felt
the earth move through my hand
like the trembling heart of a captive bird
that was there at my command my love
the
first time ever I lay with you
and felt your heart so close to mine
the first time ever I saw your face
your face,
your face, your face
--
(Ewan MacColl)
© 1962, 1966 Renewed by Peggy Seeger. Administered
in the U.S.A. by David Platz Music Inc. (BMI).
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