Deep Purple Listen, Learn, Read On

This is the first track from Deep Purple s second album, Book of Taliesyn (1968). Lineup (Mk I) Rod Evans: lead vocals, Ritchie Blackmore: guitar, Nick Simper: bass guitar and backing vocals, Jon Lord: Hammond organ, keyboards, backing vocals, string arrangements on Anthem, Ian Paice: drums Lyrics: In ages past when spells were cast In a time of men in steel When a man was taught no special thing It was all done by feel So listen, so learn, so read on You gotta turn the page, read the Book of Taliesyn Hear the song of lovely Joan Her sound so sweet and clear In the courtroom of the King Among children and the peers So listen, so learn, so read on You gotta turn the page, read the Book of Taliesyn Now hear ye the words of Taliesyn, on the foaming beach of the ocean, in the day of trouble, I shall be of more service to thee than three hundred The hare he bounds across the page Past