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Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night beside her
And you know that she's half crazy
But that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind.
Leonard Cohen
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Read poems about / on: travel, crazy, river, trust, night, love
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Comments about this poem (Suzanne
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Leonard Cohen
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Lynne McAnulty-Street (11/22/2010 4:45:00 PM)
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B T W - Nina Simone's recording I first heard back in (I think) 1970. I worked at the time in a record pressing factory, and was allowed to choose an album every fortnight for myself. I've always loved Nina's work, and she introduced me to Mr Cohen's. A good combination!
Mr Cohen, thank you for visiting my embryonic collection, and the exercise based on FUN.
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Lynne McAnulty-Street (11/9/2010 1:56:00 AM)
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I believe he wrote more for Nina Simone's singing; not sure, but I agree. Having heard Nina sing it, the missing verses are obvious.
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