Brown Eyed Girl
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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 opening lyrics of "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison evoke nostalgia for a time long gone. The singer recalls a time when he played a new game with his friends down in the hollow, laughing, running, skipping, jumping, all while their hearts were thumping. The imagery captures a sense of freedom, and the carefree nature of youth. The phrase "brown-eyed girl" serves as a refrain throughout the song, evoking the memory of a former love with whom the singer experienced these moments of youthful exuberance.
The second verse takes us further into the singer's past, where he recalls going down to the old mine with a transistor radio on a slow Tuesday. The image of standing in the sunlight, laughing and hiding behind a rainbow's wall, slipping and sliding all along a waterfall with his brown-eyed girl seems almost like something out of a fairy tale. The singer then urges his brown-eyed girl to remember the sha la la la refrains that they used to sing, drawing her and the listener back into the memory of these carefree moments.
The final verse brings the listener back to the present, where the singer finds it hard to find his way alone in the world. He sees his former love, and notes how she has grown. He is overcome with memories of making love in the green grass behind the stadium with her, once again evoking the carefree joy of their past together.
Overall, "Brown Eyed Girl" is a song about nostalgia for youth and a former love, capturing both the joys and the sorrows of looking back on a past that can never be recaptured.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey, where did we go
Addressing someone and asking where they both used to go
Days when the rains came ?
Referring to the days when it rained
Down in the hollow
Going down to a low-lying place
Playing a new game
Trying out a new activity
Laughing and a-running, hey, hey
Having fun and running around while laughing
Skipping and a-jumping
Skipping and jumping around
In the misty morning fog with
Being in a foggy, misty environment
Our, our hearts a-thumping
Feeling excited or nervous with their hearts beating fast
And you, my brown-eyed girl
Referring to a person who has brown eyes
Whatever happened
Asking about what had taken place earlier
To Tuesday and so slow
Expressing nostalgia to the time when everything took place slowly, for example, Tuesday
Going down to the old mine with a
Heading to an old abandoned mine
Transistor radio
Listening to music from a transistor radio
Standing in the sunlight laughing
Being under the sun and bursting out laughing
Hide behind a rainbow's wall
Concealing themselves behind an arched range of colors in the sky
Slipping and a-sliding
Slipping and sliding around
All along the waterfall
Being beside or somewhere close to a waterfall
With you, my brown-eyed girl
Being with a person having brown eyes
Do you remember when we used to sing
Asking if the person remembers them both singing together in the past
Sha la la la la la la la la la la dee dah
Singing something with no specific meaning, just making sounds
Just like that
Imitating the way they used to sing
So hard to find my way
Finding it difficult to navigate their way through something
Now that I'm all on my own
Being all by oneself
I saw you just the other day
Seeing each other recently
My, how you have grown!
Expressing surprise at how much someone has grown
Cast my memory back there, Lord
Recalling memories from back then through divine help
Sometime I'm overcome thinking about
At times, feeling overwhelmed when thinking about something
Making love in the green grass
Engaging in sexual activity while in a field of grass
Behind the stadium
Being discreetly positioned at the back of a stadium
Laying in the green grass
Reclining in the grass
Dee dah dee dah dee dah dee dah dee dah dee
Singing nonsensical sounds
Sha la la la la la la la la la la la la
Continuing with the meaningless singing
Dee dah la dee dah la dee dah la
More nonsensical singing
D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d
Continuing with more nonsensical singing
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Van Morrison
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