donovan leitch, “season of the witch”
from: sunshine superman, 1966
“When I look out my window
Many sights to see
And when I look in my window
So many different people to be
That it’s strange, so strange
You’ve got to pick up every stitch
You’ve got to pick up every stitch
You’ve got to pick up every stitch
Mmm, must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch, yeah
Must be the season of the witch
When I look over my shoulder
What do you think I see?
Some other cat lookin’ over
His shoulder at me
And he’s strange, sure, he’s strange
You’ve got to pick up every stitch
You’ve got to pick up every stitch, yeah
Beatniks are out to make it rich
Oh no, must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch, yeah
Must be the season of the witch
You’ve got to pick up every stitch
The rabbits running in the ditch
Beatniks are out to make it rich
Oh no, must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Where’d I go?
When I look out my window
What do you think I see?
And when I look in my window
So many different people to be
It’s strange, sure is strange
You’ve got to pick up every stitch
You’ve got to pick up every stitch
The rabbits running in the ditch
Oh no, must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch, yeah
Must be the season of the witch
Where’d I go?
Where’d I go?
”
The web site Secondhand Songs lists 68 cover versions of Season of the Witch. The song was part of his third studio album, Sunshine Superman. Born in Scotland in 1946, Donovan moved to London when he was ten. He had many wonderful songs such as Sunshine Superman, Colours, Mellow Yellow, Hurdy Gurdy Man, Catch the Wind, Jennifer Jupiter and his version of Buffy Saint Marie’s Universal Soldier.
-Alan West-
And Terry Reid turns it into a howling rock anthem!
“In the United States there is more space where nobody is than where anybody is.
This is what makes America what it is”