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Artist: The Byrds
Canonical path: /byrds/tribal-gathering
Related lyric paths: 6
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Tribal Gathering
Read Tribal Gathering lyrics by The Byrds on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Tribal Gathering
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She'll hand to you a stick of sandalwood
A little smile and then
She'll disappear
Back into a crowd of happy people
Looking like they never came from here
Strange thing, gathering of tribes
Strange thing, gathering of tribes
A Macedonian and a pilot comes
A' laughing at a German jest or joke
A friendly motorcycle angel comes
To sit and talk awhile
And share a smoke
Strange thing, gathering of tribes
Strange thing, gathering of tribes
Pretty little whirling butterfly
All the prettiest girls go dancing by
Caught up in the sound of talking drums
Lost herself out in the wheel of sound
Strange thing, gathering of tribes
Strange thing, gathering of tribes
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