Originally Posted by David View Post
Wikipedia says Kirwan got the idea (& maybe some of the lyrics) from a poem by W.H. Davies called "The Dragonfly," anthologized in 1929.
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Originally Posted by bretonbanquet
The song is actually credited to "Kirwan/Davies" as all the lyrics came from the poem, although the poem has more verses. It's more or less my most-played Mac song and the first one I heard that made me go and buy their albums 
The video of the band playing this song on the German TV show "Beat Club" is well worth finding.. Bob Welch was in the band by this time. |
Sure, Kirwan/Davies. But which Davies, W.H. or Clifford. The Penguin lyrics credit the song to Danny Kirwan and C.G. Adams (whose real name we all know is Clifford Davies)