Expert: Nancy Wood - 12/3/2008

Question
Hi Nancy,

I'm trying to find out the name and artist of song about a cave I believe was from the late 60's. It starts out "Last night I dreamed the strangest dream that I have ever dreamed. I was a boy again just barely in my teens."

Thanks.

Pete

Answer
Followup:

Hi,Pete,
I got an answer to your question from Flo Murdock:

Flo Murdock writes on 2008-12-13 21:26:15
"It sounds like the song you're looking for is The Cave by Johnny Paycheck. It was from his Little Darlin days in the late 60s. That is one scary song."




Hi, Pete,

I did a search on multiple search engines and did not find anything close to what you requested. I'm not quite sure about the cave references; but in 1958 the movie "teenage caveman" came out and it had a soundtrack. I couldn't pull up much on it, especially if there were any sngs that had lyrics.  I did find Simon & Garfunkel's "Last Night I Dreamed the Strangest Dream" but it didn't have a line about being a boy in his teens or anything about a cave; but the first line is one of those gave me.    The lyrics are:

Last night I had the strangest dream
I ever dreamed before
I dreamed the world had all agreed
To put an end to war
I dreamed I saw a mighty room
The room was filled with men
And the paper they were signing said
They'd never fight again

And when the papers all were signed
And a million copies made
They all joined hands and bowed their heads
And grateful prayers were prayed
And the people in the streets below
Were dancing round and round
And guns and swords and uniforms
Were scattered on the ground

Last night I had the strangest dream
I ever dreamed before
I dreamed the world had all agreed
To put an end to war