Brown Eyed Girl
Essex St. Band Lyrics
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Days when the rains came ?
Down in the hollow
Playing a new game
Laughing and a-running, hey, hey
Skipping and a-jumping
In the misty morning fog with
Our, our hearts a-thumping
You, my brown-eyed girl
Whatever happened
To Tuesday and so slow
Going down to the old mine with a
Transistor radio
Standing in the sunlight laughing
Hide behind a rainbow's wall
Slipping and a-sliding
All along the waterfall
With you, my brown-eyed girl
You, my brown-eyed girl
Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Just like that
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
La dee dah
So hard to find my way
Now that I'm all on my own
I saw you just the other day
My, how you have grown!
Cast my memory back there, Lord
Sometime I'm overcome thinking about
Making love in the green grass
Behind the stadium
With you, my brown-eyed girl
You, my brown-eyed girl
Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Laying in the green grass
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Dee dah dee dah dee dah dee dah dee dah dee
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la la
Dee dah la dee dah la dee dah la
D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d
The Essex St. Band's song "Brown Eyed Girl" is a nostalgic, upbeat tune that takes listeners on a journey through happy memories of a time gone by. The song starts with the question "Hey, where did we go?" and sets the tone for the rest of the song as the singer reminisces about days gone by. The first verse vividly describes playing a new game down in the hollow, "laughing and a-running, hey, hey, skipping and a-jumping, in the misty morning fog with our hearts a-thumping." The singer then turns to their brown-eyed girl, addressing her directly and celebrating their shared memories with lines like "with you, my brown-eyed girl" and "you, my brown-eyed girl."
The second verse describes another memory of going down to the old mine with a transistor radio, standing in the sunlight, and slipping and sliding along the waterfall. The lyrics are full of happy moments shared between the singer and their brown-eyed girl. The chorus repeats the refrain of "you, my brown-eyed girl" and reminds listeners of the joyful memories they share. The bridge of the song focuses on the singer finding it hard to find their way without their brown-eyed girl, and how seeing her again brings back all the happy memories of their time spent together "making love in the green grass behind the stadium."
Overall, the song is a love letter to a person and a time gone by. The nostalgia and happy memories evoked in the lyrics make it a popular song for weddings and parties. The song has become an iconic classic and is still enjoyed by people of all ages.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey, where did we go
Asking where we went to in the past
Days when the rains came ?
Recalling the times when it rained
Down in the hollow
In a low area
Playing a new game
Trying something new
Laughing and a-running, hey, hey
Having fun and moving around
Skipping and a-jumping
Skipping and jumping
In the misty morning fog with
Being in a foggy morning
Our, our hearts a-thumping
Feeling excited or nervous
And you, my brown-eyed girl
Talking to a girl with brown eyes
You, my brown-eyed girl
Reinforcing that he's singing to her
Whatever happened
Questioning what happened
To Tuesday and so slow
Wondering what happened to Tuesday being slow
Going down to the old mine with a
Talking about going to an old mine
Transistor radio
Listening to a transistor radio
Standing in the sunlight laughing
Laughing while in the sun
Hide behind a rainbow's wall
Hiding behind a wall made of a rainbow
Slipping and a-sliding
Slipping and sliding
All along the waterfall
Being close to a waterfall
With you, my brown-eyed girl
Reinforcing that he's with the brown-eyed girl
You, my brown-eyed girl
Talking directly to the brown-eyed girl
Do you remember when we used to sing
Asking if she remembers when they used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Singing a nonsensical melody
Just like that
Easily and without effort
So hard to find my way
Having trouble finding his way
Now that I'm all on my own
Being alone now
I saw you just the other day
Seeing her recently
My, how you have grown!
Noticing how much she's grown
Cast my memory back there, Lord
Thinking back to those times
Sometime I'm overcome thinking about
Sometimes getting overwhelmed when thinking about
Making love in the green grass
Having sex in the grass
Behind the stadium
Behind a stadium
With you, my brown-eyed girl
Reinforcing that it was with her
You, my brown-eyed girl
Talking to her again
Laying in the green grass
Lying in the green grass
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Repeating the nonsensical melody
Dee dah dee dah dee dah dee dah dee dah dee
Continuing the melody
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la la
Ending the melody
Dee dah la dee dah la dee dah la
Ending on the nonsensical melody
D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d
Ending with a stutter
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Van Morrison
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Lucio Rozendo
Ei, onde nós fomos
Dias em que as chuvas vieram?
para baixo no oco
Jogando um novo jogo
Rindo e correndo, ei, ei
Pular e pular
Na névoa da manhã enevoada com
Nossos, nossos corações batendo
E você, minha garota de olhos castanhos
Você, minha garota de olhos castanhos
O que quer que tenha acontecido
Para terça e tão lento
Descendo para a velha mina com um
rádio transistor
De pé na luz do sol rindo
Esconda-se atrás de uma parede de arco-íris
Escorregar e deslizar
Ao longo da cachoeira
Com você, minha garota de olhos castanhos
Você, minha garota de olhos castanhos
Você se lembra quando costumávamos cantar
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Bem desse jeito
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
La dee dah
Tão difícil encontrar meu caminho
Agora que estou sozinho
Eu te vi outro dia
Nossa, como você cresceu!
Lance minha memória lá atrás, Senhor
Às vezes eu sou superado pensando em
Fazendo amor na grama verde
Atrás do estádio
Com você, minha garota de olhos castanhos
Você, minha garota de olhos castanhos
Você se lembra quando costumávamos cantar
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Deitado na grama verde
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Dee dah dee dah dee dah dee dah dee dah dee
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Dee dah la dee dah la dee dah la
D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d
Hey, where did we go
Days when the rains came ?
Down in the hollow
Playing a new game
Laughing and a-running, hey, hey
Skipping and a-jumping
In the misty morning fog with
Our, our hearts a-thumping
And you, my brown-eyed girl
You, my brown-eyed girl
Whatever happened
To Tuesday and so slow
Going down to the old mine with a
Transistor radio
Standing in the sunlight laughing
Hide behind a rainbow's wall
Slipping and a-sliding
All along the waterfall
With you, my brown-eyed girl
You, my brown-eyed girl
Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Just like that
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
La dee dah
So hard to find my way
Now that I'm all on my own
I saw you just the other day
My, how you have grown!
Cast my memory back there, Lord
Sometime I'm overcome thinking about
Making love in the green grass
Behind the stadium
With you, my brown-eyed girl
You, my brown-eyed girl
Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Laying in the green grass
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Dee dah dee dah dee dah dee dah dee dah dee
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la la
Dee dah la dee dah la dee dah la
D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d
HUDINES
Hey, where did we go
Days when the rains came ?
Down in the hollow
Playing a new game
Laughing and a-running, hey, hey
Skipping and a-jumping
In the misty morning fog with
Our, our hearts a-thumping
And you, my brown-eyed girl
You, my brown-eyed girl
Whatever happened
To Tuesday and so slow
Going down to the old mine with a
Transistor radio
Standing in the sunlight laughing
Hide behind a rainbow's wall
Slipping and a-sliding
All along the waterfall
With you, my brown-eyed girl
You, my brown-eyed girl
Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Just like that
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
La dee dah
So hard to find my way
Now that I'm all on my own
I saw you just the other day
My, how you have grown!
Cast my memory back there, Lord
Sometime I'm overcome thinking about
Making love in the green grass
Behind the stadium
With you, my brown-eyed girl
You, my brown-eyed girl
Do you remember when we used to sing
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Laying in the green grass
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Dee dah dee dah dee dah dee dah dee dah dee
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la la
Dee dah la dee dah la dee dah la
D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d
JP
Lost my dad to covid 1 month ago and this was his song to me. Ill always be your brown eyed girl daddy I love you ❤👼
The Lovely Life
I am so sorry for your loss! Your dad is in my prayers
Universpro
Shalalalala
Its Me Abby
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Mr Smith
You’ll always be his girl. ❤️
RE
Condolences
gareth james davies
I was my husbands brown eyed girl for 34 years. I lost him in 2020 to pancreatic cancer at 58 yrs old. Love you forever Gareth.xx ❤️
Britney Eberlin
So sorry for your loss I loss my dad to pancreatic cancer in 2000 when I was 5 years old he was only 36 :'(
Isaiah
Sorry for your loss. I've been trying to convince my dad to get a colon cancer screening. My parents had me later in life so my Dad is 52.
Eriberto Ledezma
Im sooo sorry to hear that, i bet he watches over you everyday ❤