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Expert: Dave Silverstein Date: 7/10/2008 Subject: Country and Western oldie
Question Please help me find the title and artist who performed this song for me, and indirectly for my sister.
I was unable to get the first few words of the song, but here is most of what I was able to hear;
? stories of all the great hunters,
? shivered and cried in the dark,
Tired of living a life of dark shadows
A fox ventured out in the light and rejoiced at the sound and the smell of the meadow
While keeping her shelter in sight
Then all at once such fear overcame her,
As a shadow passed over the sun
And as she heard the cry of the great hunting eagle,
She knew it was over and done,
I am the eagle, the sweet soaring eagle,
I've come to take you away.
If you could find out the name of the song and the artist, I know my sister would be pleased beyond belief. She has tried to find this song since she heard it in the early '90's. The only other thing she remembers is that she heard it on a C&W station from Hamilton, Ontario.
Answer Hi Lauriel,
I did some searching and found "I Am The Eagle" by Rhett Davis. I've included the lyrics below. You can find the song, information and lyrics here: http://www.rhettdavismusic.biz/song/0
Thanks for asking! : - )
Dave
there once was a silver grey fox
of great beauty
who lived very deep in the woods
afraid of the meadow where life once before
had treated her worse than it should
and to think of the mountain
beyond the green meadow
did surely bring fear to her heart
for she'd heard the stories
of all the great hunters
and shivered and cried in the dark
tired of living a life of dark shadows
the fox ventured out in the light
and rejoiced at the sounds
and the smell of the meadow
while keeping her shelter in sight
then all at once such a fear overcame her
as a shadow passed over the sun
and as she heard the cry of the great hunting eagle
she knew it was over and done
chorus:
i am the eagle - the sweet soaring eagle
i've come to take you away
high up the mountain past sparkling blue rivers
and show you the place where i stay
please do not fear me for i will not harm you
no matter what others may say
for though it is true
that our lives should not mingle
i've need of some friendship today
(i've need of some love today)
though she didn't know why she accepted the offer
and reluctantly climbed on his back
and the woods and the meadow
were left far behind her
it seemed she would never get back
then the fox sensed a yearning
deep within the great eagle
and she felt something stir in her too
could she the fox fall in love with the eagle
and he fall in love with her too
could this eagle be lonely
and searching for someone
to help him rule his domain
had he ever had someone
to love and protect him
and bring him in out of the rain
then the eagle spoke soft
and his words were a wonder
in a voice touched with sadness it seemed
“even though i may hunt in the name of survival
i need not kill all that i see”
