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Song: Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
Album: Led Zeppelin III [released Oct 5, 1970 (US) | Oct 23, 1970 (UK)]
Single: N/A
Credited to: Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant
Related Songs:
The Wagoner's Lad - Bert Jansch (music)
Jennings Farm Blues - Led Zeppelin (music)

Lyrics:

Ah, caught you smilin' at me, that's the way it should be
Like a leaf is to a tree, so fine
Ah, all the good times we had, I sung love songs so glad
Always smilin', never sad, so fine

As we walk down the country lanes
I'll be singin' a song, you hear me callin' your name
Hear the wind whisper in the trees
Tellin' Mother Nature 'bout you and me

Well, if the sun shines so bright, or the way is darkest night
The road we choose is always right, so fine
Ah, can a love be so strong when so many loves go wrong
Will our love go on and on and on and on and on and on

As we walk down the country lanes
I'm singin' a song, hear me callin' your name
Hear the wind whisper in the trees
Tellin' Mother Nature 'bout you and me

My, my, a-law-de-law, come on, now, it ain't too far
Tell your friends all around the world
Ain't no companion like a blue-eyed Merle

Come on, now, well, let me tell ya
what you're missin', missin' 'round them brick walls

So, of one thing I am sure, it's a friendship so pure
Angels singin' all 'round my door, so fine
Yeah, ain't but one thing to do, spend my natural life with you
You're the finest dog I knew, so fine

When you're old and your eyes are dim
There ain't no old shep gonna happen again
We'll still go walkin' down country lanes
I'll sing the same old song, hear me call your name

Influences: The lyrics for this song were written by Robert Plant about his dog Strider, named after the character in Tolkien's The Lord of The Rings. The music itself is from a Bert Jansch tune titled The Waggoner's Lad. There also exists an unfinished instrumental song Led Zeppelin worked on titled Jennings Farm Blues, which is basically a harder electric version of this song.

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