Doomsday Song

[jkoller@carolina.rr.com]

Back in 1969 I and a friend saw Gord at the first annual University of North Carolina at Charlotte Folk Festival (I think also the last.) We heard some great new stuff that evening including a song he sang I can not find anywhere by any artist. I believe it was called the "Doomsday Song" and it talked about walking acrossed Lake Erie.

I have talked to seven of my friends that were also there, and while we can not agree on a name, we all agree we heard it.

Can anyone shed some light?

[jkoller@carolina.rr.com]

Back in 1969 I and a friend saw Gord at the first annual University of North Carolina at Charlotte Folk Festival (I think also the last.) We heard some great new stuff that evening including a song he sang I can not find anywhere by any artist. I believe it was called the "Doomsday Song" and it talked about walking acrossed Lake Erie.

I have talked to seven of my friends that were also there, and while we can not agree on a name, we all agree we heard it.

Can anyone shed some light?

[johnfowles]

The Doomsday Song is fairly well known about but it was never issued see Wayne's site at:-

http://www.lightfoot.ca/unresngs.htm under 1970
for available details nothing exciting really just "THE DOOMSDAY SONG
Has been performed live."


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[This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited November 25, 2004).]

[johnfowles]

The Doomsday Song is fairly well known about but it was never issued see Wayne's site at:-

http://www.lightfoot.ca/unresngs.htm under 1970
for available details nothing exciting really just "THE DOOMSDAY SONG
Has been performed live."


------------------
My Gordon Lightfoot webring
starts at
http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

[This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited November 25, 2004).]

[Suzi]

I'm not exactly sure what you are asking for. (...shed some light.)

I can tell you that I know that "The Doomsday Song" was sung live many times in 1969.

Here are the first few lines:

While walking along thru the garbage one day,
All down by Lake Erie where the dead fishes lay.
I spied a young maiden with a tear in her eye,
Out breathing the smoke from a factory close by,
Waiting for Doomsday to come.

She offered her hand, and I offered mine.
And we ran down the beach for a dip in the slime.
When a body came floating right up to my feet.
Oh, one that the mob...

[Tyler]

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[Suzi]

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[djb]

Hi Suzi!

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[djb]

Hi Suzi!

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[Tyler]

mmmwwwwaaaahhhhh (a big kiss for you!)

[brink]

mmmwwwwaaaahhhhh (a big kiss for you!)

[djb]

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[djb]

Thanks, I needed that today. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Borderstone]

Now that's what I call a morbid/depressing song! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/frown.gif ( sniff* )