Black Diamond Lyrics

[Intro]
Where are you? I love you
Where are you? I love you
Where are you to keep me warm?

[Verse 1]
I had a dream of a place far away
I followed a river where the dead man would play
And I'm leaving in the morning
And I'm leaving in the morning

[Chorus 1]
And I won't die, so don't cry, I'll be home
Those big black diamonds that lie there for me
By the tall white mountains which lie by the sea

[Verse 2]
I knew a man, who was tall as the sky
Followed a river where thousands had died
And he was leaving in the morning
Oh no, he was leaving in the morning

[Chorus 2]
Said, if I come home and my woman has flown
Oh, big black diamonds that lie there for me
By the tall white mountains which lie by the sea
[Outro]
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Say goodbye to auld lang syne
Say goodbye to auld lang syne
Say goodbye to auld lang syne

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Released on the Bee Gees' 1969 double album Odessa, Black Diamond closes Side One with instrumentation by Maurice and Barry and lead vocals by Robin. It was also released on the UK only compilation ‘Marley Purt Drive’ the following year. The orchestra accompaniment was arranged by Bill Shepard and it was produced by the Bee Gees and Robert Stigwood.

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Credits
Recorded At
IBC Studios, London, UK (October 3, 1968)
Release Date
January 1969
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