RIDE A WHITE SWAN""Ride it on out like a bird in the skyway, Ride it on out like you were a bird, Fly it all out like an eagle in a sunbeam, Ride it all out like you were a bird. Wear a tall hat like the druid in the old days Wear a tall hat and a Tattooed gown Ride a white swan like the people of the Beltane, Wear your hair long, babe, you can't go wrong. Catch a bright star and place it on your forehead, Say a few spells and baby, there you go, Take a black cat and sit it on your shoulder, And in the morning you'll know all you know. Wear a tall hat like the druid in the old days Wear a tall hat and a Tattooed gown Ride a white swan like the people of the Beltane, Wear your hair long, babe , you can't go wrong. Da di di da, da di di da . Marc Bolan
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This song was originally sung in Gaelic. It's hard to translate it in English, but here's my best attempt. "Ride a white swan" can be read as "Ride a white swan like a bird in the skyway," which is the second half of the lyrics. The first half is "fly it all out like an eagle in a sunbeam," which is the first half, and then there's "ride it all out like you were a bird." It seems like something that you'd sing to your significant other on Valentine's Day, when you're telling her how much you love her.

Source: Marc Bolan Lyric Book

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