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The Great Valerio Lyrics

(Richard Thompson)
High up above the crowd
The great Valerio is walking
The rope seems hung from cloud to cloud
And time stands still while he is walking
His eye is steady on the target
His foot is sure upon the rope
Alone and peaceful as a mountain
And certain as the mountain slope

We falter at the sight
We stumble in the mire
Fools who think they see the light
Prepare to balance on the wire
But we learn to watch together,
And feed on what we see above
'Till our hearts turn like the seasons
And we are acrobats of love
How we wonder, how we wonder
Watching far below
We would all be that great hero
The great Valerio

Come all you upstart jugglers
Are you really ready yet?
Who will help the tightrope walker
When he tumbles to the net
So come with me to see Valerio
As he dances through the air
I'm your friend until you use me
And then be sure I won't be there
How we wonder, how we wonder
Watching far below
We would all be that great hero
The great Valerio
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Richard Thompson Live! (more or less) (1976)
When I Get to the Border The Calvary Cross Withered and Died I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight Down Where the Drunkards Roll We Sing Hallelujah Has He Got a Friend for Me The Little Beggar Girl The End of the Rainbow The Great Valerio The Ballad of Easy Rider Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman A Heart Needs a Home The Dark End of the Street The Pitfall/The Excursion Flee as a Bird Night Comes In Calvary Cross