Joe Harper Saturday Morning (re-recording) [Re-Recorded Version] - Van Morrison

When you thought I was a stranger, when you looked upon me

When I came back

But to take you from disaster, I cannot master

The four winds in your shack

In the roamin', in the gloamin', you have brought

And set before me

And I think that it's an omen, I'm just not

What so many people see

And you shined your glory all around

Do not disguise what you did

I asked you for half a pound and you said

"Go see Joe Harper, Saturday morning, kid

Go see Joe Harper, Saturday morning, kid"

And the child held a ball in the garden

With the old queen

When ya kissed the lips and heart, another stranger

You know what I mean

And you walked on the streets so lonely

In your own childish way

And you thought that you would only, ha

Do it for today

And you shined your glory all around

Do not disguise what we did

I asked you for half a pound and you said

"Go see Joe Harper, Saturday morning, kid

Go see Joe Harper, Saturday morning, kid"

And just stood outside the club and the rain came down

On his head and he got all soakin' wet

He said, "Go for yourself", I said, "I know"

Show Joe, I ain't conquered yet

And I walk away from the backstreet in the rain and I saw

How many times have I died

Then we turned on outside of the bus shelter

And I jumped on and said goodbye

And I shined my glory all around

Did not disguise what I did

Tried to keep it underground but they said

"Go see Joe Harper, Saturday morning, kid

You gotta, go see Joe Harper, Saturday morning"