Lyrics to
Rainbow Trout

This version of Rainbow Trout was released by Gordon Lightfoot in 1975.

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In the name of love she came
This foolish winsome girl
She was all decked out like a rainbow trout
Swimmin’ up stream in the world
And she said “Please, please, I’ve lost my way
The current is too strong
In the name of love, kind sir I pray, in the name of love”
So I took her by the hand, she took me by the will
She was all dolled up like a blue eyed pup
Looking for something to spill
And she said “Please, please, I’ve lost my way
The current is too strong
In the name of love, kind sir I pray, in the name of love”

In the name of love she came
This foolish winsome girl
She was all decked out like a rainbow trout
Swimmin’ upstream in the world
And she gave one flip of the rainbow tip of her tail
And she swam back down

And she said “Please, please, I’ve lost my way
The current is too strong
In the name of love, kind sir I pray, in the name of love”

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About Lyrics and Rainbow Trout by Gordon Lightfoot

The lyrics for Rainbow Trout are defined as the words making up the song released by Gordon Lightfoot in 1975. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Rainbow Trout have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Gordon Lightfoot and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Rainbow Trout by Gordon Lightfoot if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Rainbow Trout" means the words set to the music of Rainbow Trout, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Gordon Lightfoot. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Rainbow Trout and the lyrics to Rainbow Trout are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Gordon Lightfoot who came here looking just for the lyrics to Rainbow Trout, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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