From the recording Crayons

Matt Cullen - 12-string acoustic guitar

Lyrics

FAIRIES IN A YORKSHIRE GLEN

I saw Fairies in a Yorkshire Glen
Though I really can’t remember when
Now I know you think I’m crazy and I probably am
But I saw Fairies in a Yorkshire Glen

I saw fairies in a Liverpool
Swinging from the missionary school
Well they saw me chasing paper and they thought me a fool
Did the fairies in a Liverpool

They said. “You! Hey you! Don’t go wasting this day with your serious way.
Hey you! Yeah, you. Lighten up and get a clue. You could live just like the fairies do.”

There were fairies in the Yorkshire Glen
And they handed me a mandolin
And before I even knew it, I was fitting right in
With the Fairies in the Yorkshire Glen

There were fairies in an azure sky
Throwing colour at the passers by
But the lack of human interest left a wondering why
For the fairies in the azure sky

They said. “You! Hey you! Don’t go spoiling this day with your serious way.
Hey you! All of you. Lighten up and get a clue. You’re all really elves and fairies too.”

There are Fairies in the Yorkshire Glen
But we have to learn to let them in
Life will only be rewarding you, the prophecy according to
The Fairies in the Yorkshire Glen
We’re all Fairies in a Yorkshire Glen