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Down By The Seaside Lyrics - Led Zeppelin



Down by the seaside
See the boats go sailin'
Can the people hear, oh
What the little fish are sayin'

*The people turned away
 The people turned away

Down in the city streets
See all the folk go racin', racin'
No time left, no no
To pass the time of day

(* Repeat)

So far away, so far away

See how they run, see how they run
See how they run, see how they run
Run, run, run

Do you still do the twist
Do you find you remember things that well
I want to tell you, some folks twistin' every day
Though sometimes it's awful hard to tell

Out in the country
Hear the people singin'
Singin' 'bout their progress
Knowin' where they're goin', yeah, yeah

(* Repeat)

Sing loud for the sunshine
Pray hard for the rain
And show your love for lady nature
And she will come back again

(* Repeat)

Now they know where they're goin'

This is a nod to Neil Young, who had a song called "Down By The River." It's done in his style.
The band recorded this for Led Zeppelin 4, but they thought it wasn't good enough at the time. It was included on Physical Graffiti to fill the double album.
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant wrote this in 1970 as an acoustic piece at Bron-yr-Aur, the cottage in Wales where they went after a grueling US tour. The cottage had no electricity or running water.
Led Zeppelin never played this live.
Plant recorded a version with Tori Amos in 1995 for the Led Zeppelin tribute album Encomium. Plant is a huge fan of Amos and wanted to get a different take on the song by having her sing while he played guitar. Tori is also a huge Zeppelin fan.

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