Name: Song to Raymondo
Duration: 3 min 35 s
Channel: John Braden, Auburn
Description: Free MP3 download! Licensing options are available for this track. http://www.poparchives.com.au/feature.php?id=1359 A very rare song and beautiful song by the band Autumn, a song that i will cover one day and make an arrangement of one day. I place it here only because it is very rare and should be heard. 1968

Song to Raymondo

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http://www.poparchives.com.au/feature.php?id=1359 A very rare song and beautiful song by the band Autumn, a song that i will cover one day and make an arrangement of one day. I place it here only because it is very rare and should be heard. 1968

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Raydiodayze

Australian Singer / songwriter pianist. Composer of many styles and forms. Hand percussionist, and multi instrumentalist. I have been commissioned to writ

Australian Singer songwriter, currently recording independent music. Composer.

Song Info

Genre

Pop • Dance-Pop

Charts

Peak #362

Peak in subgenre #45

Author

John Braden, Auburn

Uploaded

October 08, 2008

Track Files

MP3

MP3 3.3 MB • 128 kbps • 3:35

Story behind the song

I spent some time re-engineering this rare vinyl from my older siblings collection. It was about 40 years old. You may purchase it as an mp3 download.

http://www.poparchives.com.au/feature.php?id=1359 show the original archives of this very rare song written in 1968 and performed by John Braden for the band Autumn: Sydney pop band often on ABC-TV pop program GTK, most popular in their home city where they had four charting singles, 1970-71. See also Yellow River.

Lyrics

the wagons were painted
silver and gold
as they rattled along on thier way

As the travelling circus 
rode into St Louis 
and set up their tents in the rain

Oh the children would laugh
At the baby giraffe
and the tattooed lady from Spain
And Raymondo the clown
With his grease painted frown
And his hat full of sawdust and main.

The star of the circus was Madame Miranda
the young ballerina from France
Night after night
In a circle of light
On a silver white stand she danced.

Round and round in the ring
such a beautiful thing
to the sound of the tiny brass band

And Raymondo would stare
At her long golden hair
And the lily she held in her hand

On Saturday night 
She was dressed all in white
and the musin seemed happy and loud

I will never forget 
on her last pirouette
how she turned and wayved to the crowd

On the crowds serenade (unsure)
She did stumble and fall
and his heart fell as heavy as lead

As he ran to her side
We could see as he cried
that the young ballerina was dead

So roll up your bags boys
and bring down the flag
and pick up your travelling robe

For the wagons are packed
and the mirror is cracked
and its time to be on the road

for the show must go on
they'l expect us by dawn
on the outskirts of old Louisville

And the two will remain
the clown and his dame
And the lady 
asleep on the hill.

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