| Lyrics: | I shall sing,
sing my song,
be it right,
be it wrong.
In the night,
in the
day,
any how,
any way,
I shall sing.
La la la la la la la la la
na na na na
na na na na na
na na na na na na na na na
na na na na na na na na na
Oh, oh,
na
na na na na naaa na
With my heart,
with my soul,
[from ?] the young
or the
old,
when I'm high,
when I'm low,
when I'm fast,
when I'm slow,
I shall
sing.
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
la
na na na na na na na na na
na na na naaa
I shall sing,
sing my
song,
be it right,
be it wrong.
In the night,
in the day,
any how,
any
way,
I shall sing.
La la la la la la la la la
na na na na na na na na na
La la
la la la la la la la
na na na na na na na na na
Oh, oh,
un, oh, oh
I shall sing
(Transcribed by ear, so corrections are welcome)
This song, though
never released by Van, has been covered by a few artists including Art Garfunkel (Angel Clare, The
Van Morrison Songbook), Loyal Garner, Miriam Makeba (The Queen Of African Music, Miriam Makeba
live), and Toots & the Maytals (Reggae Got Soul). It was aired on a December 31, 1985 KKCY-FM
broadcast (The City, San Francisco CA). Hosted by Kate Hayes (the wife of frequent band member, bass
player David Hayes) and Lorraine Meyer, she explains that the song was recorded during the sessions
for Moondance. It has been booted on Bluesology, Eggs And Poetry, I Shall Sing, Live At The
Orphanage, No Stone Unturned, The Philosopher's Alternate Stones, and Van Morrison Gets His Chance
To Wail, Vol.1: Laughing In The Wind. Sheetmusic for this first appeared in a collection from
Warner Bros. called Van Morrison, and it can currently be found in The (New) Best Of Van Morrison
songbook |
