Kew Gardens - Ralph McTell

The air was cool

On lilypools

Hazy, lazy

And here and there

He’d stop to stare

Admiring all the flowers (Kew Gardens)

Wandering round for hours (Kew Gardens)

The sun was warm

Across the lawn

Scented, blended

He saw her linger

And with her finger

Open up a rose (Kew Gardens)

Standing on tiptoes (Kew Gardens)

Suddenly the rain came flurrying

Sending the two of them hurrying

Helter skelter for the shelter

And feeling bolder in the great pagoda

He gently inquired her name

And they waited till the sunshine came (Kew Gardens)

And for a while

The gryphon smiled

Kindly, blindly

Till the evening bell

Broke the spell

And sadly they said goodbye (Kew Gardens)

And one of the gryphons cried

In Kew Gardens