Lyrics to
Sarah Maria

This version of Sarah Maria was released by James Taylor in 1975.

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Well the moon is in the ocean and the stars are in the sky.
And all that I can see is my sweet Maria’s eyes.
Sarah, Sarah Maria. Sarah Maria, ya, ya, ya, ya.

Well, you know about the sugar cane that comes from way down South.
She’s got one end in her hand, she’s got one end in her mouth.
Come on, Sarah, Sarah Maria. Sarah Maria, ya, ya, ya, ya.

She took me out walking to the corner of the world
Where everyone was a-talking about such a pretty little girl.
Come on, Sarah, Sarah Maria. Sarah Maria, ya, ya, ya, ya.

Well the moon is in the ocean and the stars are in the sky.
And all that I can see is my sweet Maria’s eyes.
Sarah, Sarah Maria. Sarah Maria, ya, ya, ya, ya.
Sarah, Sarah Maria. Sarah Maria, ya, ya, ya, ya.

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About Lyrics and Sarah Maria by James Taylor

The lyrics for Sarah Maria are defined as the words making up the song released by James Taylor in 1975. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Sarah Maria have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only James Taylor 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 Sarah Maria by James Taylor 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 Sarah Maria" means the words set to the music of Sarah Maria, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by James Taylor. 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 Sarah Maria and the lyrics to Sarah Maria are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of James Taylor who came here looking just for the lyrics to Sarah Maria, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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