Song title: Suzanne
by Leonard Cohen
Suzanne
Suzanne takes you down to her place by the river
You can hear the boats go by, you can spend the night forever
And you know that she's half crazy and that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges that came all the way from China
And just when you want to tell her that you have no love to give her
She gets you on her wavelength and she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover
And you want to travel with her and you want to travel blind
And you think you maybe trust her 'cause she's touched your perfect body
With her mind
And Jesus was a sailor when he walked apon the water
And he spent a long time watching from his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain only drowning men could see him
He said all men shall be sailors then until the sea shall free them
But he himself was broken long before the sky would open
Forsaken almost human he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with her and you want to travel blind
And you think you maybe trust her 'cause she's touched your perfect body
With her mind
Suzanne takes your hand and she leads you to the river
She's wearing rags and feathers from Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey on our lady of the harbor
And she shows you where to look amid the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed, there are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love and they'll lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds her mirror
And you want to travel with her and you want to travel blind
And you think you maybe trust her 'cause she's touched your perfect body
With her mind Notes:
One of the many covers played live in the early years, around 1967
This song has never been published on any official release.
Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
- 16/09/1967 The Left Foot, Freehold,NJ ,USA during the Castiles period
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Unique known live performance: 16/09/1967 The Left Foot, Freehold,NJ ,USA
Song 'history':
During the early years (1965-1972), played live (at least) 1 time(s) with the Castiles.
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Keep in mind that only a small amount of the setlists of these years has surfaced, so it may have been played a lot more.
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