Eva Cassidy - Woodstock Lyrics






I came upon a child of God
He was walking along the road
And I asked him "Tell me where are you going?"
This he told me
"I'm going down to Yasgur's farm
Gonna join in a rock and roll band
Got to get back to the land
And get my soul free"

We are stardust, we're golden
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden

Can I walk along beside you
I have come here to lose the smog
And I feel like I'm a part
Of something turning round and round
And maybe it's the time of year
Maybe it's the time of man
And I don't know who I am
But life is for learning ...

We are stardust, we're golden
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden

By the time we got to Woodstock
We were half a million strong
And everywhere was the song
And the celebration
And I dreamed I saw the bomber jet planes
Riding shotgun in the sky
And they were turning into butterflies
Above our nation ...

We are stardust, we're golden
And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden





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  1. M.... K....

    I was lucky to have grown up in Bowie, MD with Eva. Remember her sitting in that big gazebo on her family property strumming and singing. Saw her perform w her high school band. They covered alot of Yes and other progressive rock. Her doing Kansas - Dust in the Wind still blows my mind 38 years later!!!

  2. A.... G....

    Interpretation is the key with great covers..individuality spawns the confidence to make creativity like this stand out..

  3. B.... M....

    I don't think I've heard this cover! Just gorgeous!!

  4. E.... L....

    Made even more ethereal in this, her version.

  5. G.... ....

    Si tuviera que elegir una sola canción entre las miles que conozco, elegiría ésta.

  6. A.... P....

    Aside from her amazing voice, no one, and I mean no one, can match her song interpretation, and that's true of every song I've heard her sing.

    A.... P....

    I'm no one, but not the no one you mean.

  7. P.... T....

    Such a gorgeous voice.

  8. J.... M....

    I adore this song and her singing it she is so special!

  9. S.... K....

    I noticed that @:15 the line is supposed to say I came across a child of GOD, but the word GOD is garbed, It would be nice if that line was redone. I'm wondering if it was on purpose. They say she believed in God, but was not a member of any church,etc.

    S.... K....

    Susan K no she’s says ‘I came upon a child of god’ so she does reference god and you don’t need to a member of a church to believe in god or spirituality!

    S.... K....

    As a singer song writer, when you are playing and singing at the same time sometimes I have mixed up the first and second last rhyme in a verse. I have noticed Eva to go through the first two verses, then the the chorus then musical interlude and back to the chorus before the last verses. I think that is Eva’s signature arrangement style. And I love it! In the case you cite, she does say the word God, but it was just before a breath break and a lower tone. But again that’s artistic part of being an artist. Thanks for posting all these lovely songs.

    S.... K....

    Why is spirituality based on pronunciation of a word? Lowest common denominator standards.

  10. L.... ....

    I have not yet heard a version of this song I did not like.

  11. B.... D....

    Incredible version - just amazing....

  12. m.... -....

    JONI BRILLIANT, BUT EVA'S ANOTHER LEVEL, LOVE EM, APPLES & ORANGES.
    MY SOUL ACHES FOR BOTH OF THEM, WHERE THE HELL ARE WE ?

  13. R.... I....

    Just brilliant!

  14. J.... A....

    I love her rendition but the guitar seems to overpower her in the mix. Wish her voice was more up front and the guitar was mixed/panned back a little.

    J.... A....

    I think they are just fine together. In fact I like it more when she sings while she is playing her guitar than when she is singing without it. She is playing it herself, you know. She is just beautiful, What a talent she was. RIP Eva+God bless you forever.

    J.... A....

    As a singer song writer, when you are playing and singing at the same time sometimes I have mixed up the first and second last rhyme in a verse. I have noticed Eva to go through the first two verses, then the the chorus then musical interlude and back to the chorus before the last verses. I think that is Eva’s signature arrangement style. And I love it! In the case you cite, she does say the word God, but it was just before a breath break and a lower tone. But again that’s artistic part of being an artist. Thanks for posting all these lovely songs.

  15. a.... ....

    Joni Mitchell is the greatest musical artist of “my time” but this achingly beautiful version of Woodstock by Eva Cassidy surpasses any I’ve ever heard, including Joni’s. (Of course, the song itself came from Joni’s soul.)

  16. M.... L....

    Exquisite Eva! RIP!

  17. r.... v....

    Joni should be proud

  18. S.... A....

    Amazing! Not many people can do a Joni song justice (in my opinion) - a beautiful reinterpretation

  19. E.... C....

    Maleït melanoma que ens va privar de gaudir més temps d'una de les millors veus del segle XX...

  20. I.... N....

    Better version than CSN.

  21. D.... W....

    I am almost speechless at this. So beautiful.

  22. T.... M....

    love any cover of this song and it always feels so nostalgic and yet melancholy and i looked up this woman while i am listening to it and found out she passed away which makes it for me very sad..Beautiful cover by the way

    T.... M....

    People never heard of her because she wouldn't sell her soul like so many others who still forty years on play and listen to the same music.

  23. J.... ....

    This is one of the greatest covers EVER!

    J.... ....

    YES YES YES!!!

    J.... ....

    Totally Johnman. The guitar accompaniment is amazing and EC's vocal rendition takes this JM classic to a standard that is very, very rarely attained.

  24. S.... F....

    Exquisite.

  25. S.... ....

    Not better than Joni Mitchell

    S.... ....

    Starsk25 oh she is her voice is absolutely beautiful

    S.... ....

    true but its not a competion..

    S.... ....

    Starsk25 yes she is even better than join:)

    S.... ....

    She is the finest Eva Cassidy you will ever encounter

    S.... ....

    Not better, but unparalleled in her own right

  26. G.... L....

    I came upon a child of God
    He was walking along the road
    And I asked him "Tell me where are you going?"
    This he told me
    "I'm going down to Yasgur's farm
    Gonna join in a rock and roll band
    Got to get back to the land
    And get my soul free"

    We are stardust, we're golden
    And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden

    Can I walk along beside you
    I have come here to lose the smog
    And I feel like I'm a part
    Of something turning round and round
    And maybe it's the time of year
    Maybe it's the time of man
    And I don't know who I am
    But life is for learning ...

    We are stardust, we're golden
    And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden

    By the time we got to Woodstock
    We were half a million strong
    And everywhere was the song
    And the celebration
    And I dreamed I saw the bomber jet planes
    Riding shotgun in the sky
    And they were turning into butterflies
    Above our nation ...

    We are stardust, we're golden
    And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden

    G.... L....

    +Göran Lindh You fucked the lyrics up

    G.... L....

    "I feel myself to be a cog in something turning"

    G.... L....

    We are stardust
    Billion year old carbon We are golden
    Caught in the devil's bargain
    You forgot my favorite part of the song :)

  27. P.... ....

    I feel as strong a connection with her soul as any person I've met. I hope to meet her in the afterlife!

    P.... ....

    I completely agree!!!