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The Lama Will Be Late This Year

from Twice Upon A Rhyme by Paul Levinson

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THE LAMA WILL BE LATE THIS YEAR
Words & Music by Paul Levinson & Ed Fox
November 1968

(a brief question and answer period)

Children don’t you know it’s past your bedtime
You’ve been waiting all day for the sun
Didn’t come so now it’s eyes-are-red time
He’s been holding out on everyone

People all been cold for such a long time
Never seen the likes of this before
He would always come and bring the warm time
Maybe he don’t love us anymore

(chorus)
The lama will be late this year
The lama will be late this year
I fear he’s been delayed
Heaven knows where he’s strayed
We’re gonna have to wait this year
The lama will be late this year
The lama will be late this year
I fear we’ve been repaid
The mistakes we have made
We’re gonna have to wait this year

It’s time all right and yet it’s not the right time
Maybe there’s some thing we’ve gotta learn
We’ll just keep on spinning through the nighttime
‘Till we light the way for his return

(chorus)

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from Twice Upon A Rhyme, released November 26, 2018
PARTICIPANTS IN CONVERSATION (in order of appearance): Jay Sackett, Pete, Paul; HAWAIIAN HERB SINGERS: Paul & Ed; Ed: lead vocal, chorus harmonies; Paul: verse and chorus harmonies, piano, tablas; Pete: guitars, electric harmonica, Jay Sackett: bass

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Paul Levinson recorded w/ Stu Nitekman & Ira Margolis as The New Outlook (The Other Voices) for Atlantic Records, 1968. In 1972, he released an LP, Twice Upon a Rhyme on HappySad Records. Big Pink, Vivid & Whiplash all re-issued the LP, 2008- 2012. Old Bear Records released a new album of his sci-fi songs, Welcome Up: Songs of Space and Time, in early 2020, w/ vinyl on Light In the Attic Records. ... more

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