Ralph McTell - Girl On A Bicycle

Artist: Ralph McTell

Song: Girl On A Bicycle

Album: My Side Of Your Window, 1969

Streets Of London, 1975

Collection; At His Best; etc.

...they are a wonderful blend of sensitive song writing (‘Streets Of London’, ‘Father Forgive Them’, I’ve Thought About It’), tender love songs (‘Nanna’s Song’), ragtime blues guitar (‘Too Tight Drag’, ‘Blind Blake’s Rag’), blues (‘Louise’), psychedelic folk (‘Girl On A Bicycle’, ‘Spiral Staircase’) and innovative guitar playing (‘Rizraklaru’, Willoughby’s Farm’). They represent the core of Ralph’s style. (John Crosby)

Hey little girl on the bicycle, wheels spin like they're riding on air.
Hey little girl on the bicycle, wheels flash like the sun in her hair.
And the wheels go round but the bike has stopped moving
Trees on the river move by her.

Hey little girl on the bicycle, sun blaze in her hair like a flame,
And the river's reflecting her bicycle, and the reeds whisper her name,
And the wheels go round but the bike has stopped moving,
Trees on the river move by her.

Hey little girl on the bicycle, dressed in white, the trees were in green.
Sparkling cycling bicycle that moves through the trees like a dream
And the wheels go round and the trees have stopped moving
Suddenly she is gone.

La, la, la...etc..