Album: Gypsy Cowboy by New Riders of the Purple Sage, 1972

LINDA

DID YOU SEE THE WAY THE SUNLIGHT LIT UPON THE HILLSIDES HERE THIS MORNING
DID YOU SEE ME WALKING IN THE MEADOW JUST BEFORE THE DAY WAS DAWNING
AH, DID YOU HEAR MY PEBBLES ON YOUR WINDOW
AND DID YOU HEAR ME ASKING IF YOU WOULD GO

LINDA COME ALONG WITH ME
LINDA, LINDA CAN'T YOU SEE
YOUR OLD MAN HE'S NEVER LET YOU BE
SO LINDA WON'T YOU COME ALONG WITH ME

DID YOU SEE THE RAINBOW THAT THE SUN CHASED WITH THE CLOUDS INTO THE MORNING
AND DID YOU SEE THE DEW THAT SPARKLED LIGHTLY ON THE GRASS AND THEN WAS GONE
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO LOOK AT HEAVEN
AND HAVE YOU TASTED OF YOUR CUP OF LIVING

LINDA COME ALONG WITH ME
LINDA, LINDA CAN'T YOU SEE
WELL THE DAY IS GETTING OLDER GIRL AND SO ARE WE
SO LINDA WON'T YOU COME ALONG WITH ME
AH LINDA WON'T YOU COME ALONG WITH ME



SUTTER’S MILL

GOIN’ DOWN TO SUTTER’S MILL
PAN A LITTLE GOLD
I’M GOIN’ DOWN TO SUTTER’S MILL
AND STAY ‘TIL I GET OLD

GOIN’ DOWN TO SUTTER’S MILL
NOW THINK I’LL GO DOWN THERE
I’M GOIN’ DOWN TO SUTTER’S MILL
GONNA GET MY SHARE

AH NOW THE PEOPLE THEY BEEN
COMING DOWN FROM ALL A-PARTS AROUND
THEY SAY YOU CAN FIND IT EVERYWHERE
IT’S LYIN’ ON THE GROUND THERE

GOIN’ DOWN TO SUTTER’S MILL
I’M GONNA SING MY SONG
I’M GOIN’ DOWN TO SUTTER’S MILL
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME ALONG
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME ALONG
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME ALONG
I’M GOIN’ DOWN TO SUTTER’S MILL
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME ALONG

SAILIN’

OH MY LADY WALKS SOFTLY AND CARRIES NO TIME
THE SUN IN THE MORNING IS HER ONLY WINE
AND SHE WAKES ME AND TAKES ME
WITH HER TO THE SEA

OH WE OFTEN GO SAILIN’ MY LADY AND ME
LADY IS LOVELY AND CARRIES NO COMB
AND JUST BEING WITH HER IS FEELIN’ LIKE HOME
SHE THINKS OF THE OCEANS AS
RIVERS SET FREE

OH WE OFTEN GO SAILIN’ MY LADY AND ME

OH MY LADY AND ME
WE GO DOWN TO THE SEA
SUNSHINE IN THE MORNING AT DAWN
CLIMB TO THE DECK AND WE
RAISE UP THE SAILS
CLEAR THE HARBOR AND WE’RE GONE

LADY SINGS SWEETLY AND CARRIES NO TUNE
HER VOICE MAKES ME THINK OF THE LIGHT
FROM THE MOON
AND SHE WAKES ME AND TAKES ME
WITH HER TO THE SEA

OH WE OFTEN GO SAILIN’ MY LADY AND ME

three songs from this album. The two are typical love songs where lovers imagine and romance themselves in a naturalistic scene.

The other, the sutter's mill, is an interesting song about escaping from heavy urban environments to pure nature, where you can find peace of mind in the simplicity of pre-urban way of life

you can hear some songs from this band in myspace