There is a Mountain

Album: Greatest Hits (1967)
Charted: 8 11
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  • The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is
    The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is

    First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is
    First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is

    The caterpillar sheds his skin to find a butterfly within
    Caterpillar sheds his skin to find a butterfly within

    First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is
    First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain

    Oh Juanita, oh Juanita, oh Jaunita, I call your name

    Oh, the snow will be a blinding sight to see as it lies on yonder hillside

    Lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is
    The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is

    Caterpillar sheds his skin to find a butterfly within
    Caterpillar sheds his skin to find a butterfly within

    First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is
    First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is
    First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is
    First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is
    First there is a mountain Writer/s: DONOVAN LEITCH
    Publisher: Peermusic Publishing
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Comments: 2

  • AnonymousIt's not "the lock" it's just "look uopn"
  • Sara from Silver Spring, MdDonovan is said to get the idea when he was living in a house in Scotland, and first there was a mountain, then there was no mountain and then there was!
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