[00:00.00]The Golden Salamander - Strawbs
[00:34.33]The bird had silver wings my friends
[00:38.65]And reached out for the sky
[00:42.95]She found her wings were broken
[00:46.77]She had lost her right to fly
[00:51.45]The pink eyed salamander
[00:55.21]Changed her colours for the day
[00:59.96]She changed from white to purest gold
[01:04.21]And left the stag at bay
[01:08.63]Now I am but a poor man
[01:12.48]In the apple blossom state
[01:17.28]I choose to fly where'er I please
[01:21.47]The stag must needs a mate
[01:25.83]My golden salamander
[01:29.66]You must take me as I am
[01:34.74]I cannot change my colours
[01:38.48]I am but a simple man
[01:52.13]The golden salamander
[01:55.82]Had become the rite of spring
[02:00.63]The silver bird made promises
[02:04.77]That scarcely meant a thing
[02:09.15]She told the wicked huntsman
[02:12.99]Where the stag had run to rest
[02:17.28]Now the elderly survivor
[02:21.52]Knew this was not for the best
[02:26.08]She opened up her heart
[02:29.29]And prayed for peace for all mankind
[02:34.64]She asked a fortune teller
[02:38.44]But found out that she was blind
[02:43.19]My golden salamander
[02:46.96]You must take me as I am
[02:51.94]I cannot change my colours
[02:55.56]I am but a simple man
[03:17.69]The clouds were passing over
[03:21.30]There was little sign of rain
[03:26.11]The sun was slowly rising
[03:29.91]From it's slumberdown again
[03:34.67]The stag had run to cover
[03:38.52]In a copse beside the lake
[03:43.20]The huntsman broke the silence
[03:47.57]It's the birds began to wake
[03:51.88]The fortune teller smiled
[03:55.60]As the survivor spoke of fate
[04:00.34]He thanked her for her interest
[04:04.56]But knew it was too late
[04:08.86]My golden salamander
[04:12.72]You must take me as I am
[04:17.65]I cannot change my colours
[04:21.32]I am but a simple man