MONTEREY - 1968

(Burdon/Briggs/Weider/Jenkins/McCulloch)

ERIC BURDON AND THE ANIMALS





In the beginning, the people came and listened

some of them came and played others games flowers away

Yes they did, down in Monterey (down in Monterey).



The young gods smiles upon the crowd

their music being born of love

children danced night and day

religion was being born down in Monterey.



The byrds and the airplane did fly

oh ravi shankar's music made me cry

the who exploded into fire and light

hugh masakelas music was black as night

the grateful dead blew everybody's mind

jimi hendrix people believe me set the world on fire

his majesty prince jones smiled as he moved amongst the crowd

ten thousand electric guitars were grovin' real loud

you wanna find the truth in life, don't pass music by

and you know i would lie, no i would lie, not lie no

i would not lie (down in Monterey).



Three days of understanding of moving with one another

even the cops grooved with us, do you believe me yeah

down in Monterey, down in Monterey

down in Monterey, down in Monterey



I think that maybe I'm dreamin'

Monterey, Monterey, down in Monterey

can you hear what I say

down in Monterey, Monterey