Shield

Album: The Book Of Taliesyn (1968)
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  • Mama plays a queen on the hill built on a dream
    While the children play in the field
    Papa smokes the pipe of a sweet and better life
    But how strong is the shield?

    Can peace be found on the carpet above ground
    Where sky is forever blue?

    So let it pass baby now, the slow and riding cloud
    Which may take me from you

    Many things a man can lose
    His self, his rights, his views
    But never his heart or his love
    So take this hand of mine and climb baby, climb
    To the hill up above

    Now you can play a queen on the hill built on a dream
    While our children play in the field
    I can smoke the pipe of a sweet and better life
    And trust in the strength of the shield

    So trust in your love, and Lucy up above
    And let light pass like a wheel
    Don't take the chance of life's hectic dance
    Kiss the strength of the shield

    The seeker will be found by the looker on the ground
    And to his wish he will yield

    Fate will have it's word, of course
    The time will change it's course
    And hold the strength of the shield Writer/s: Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Rod Evans
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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  • Helen from Georgia UsaSo trust in MY love and THE SKY UP ABOVE
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