Lyrics to
South Dakota Morning

This version of South Dakota Morning was released by Bee Gees in 1973.

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The sun shines down on a South Dakota morning
And I can see their faces in my eyes
I wish they were behind me
My enemy can find me
If only to remind me that I’m really not alone
All the South Dakota mornings I have known

The eagle flies on a South Dakota morning
And I don’t see my eagle anymore
Now stranger, I must kill you
You must survive, but will you
I may just beat you down, but will it even up the score
I think I saw the eagle just once more

The rain comes down on a South Dakota morning
And I can’t see the sadness in my town
So let it be my pillow for underneath your willow
Wanna go back to you though your nothing but a town
On the South Dakota grass I lay me down

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About Lyrics and South Dakota Morning by Bee Gees

The lyrics to South Dakota Morning are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Bee Gees in 1973. Elements of the lyrics to South Dakota Morning are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Bee Gees and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for South Dakota Morning back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to South Dakota Morning by Bee Gees in a number of ways. 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 South Dakota Morning" means the words set to the music of South Dakota Morning, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Bee Gees. 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 South Dakota Morning and the lyrics to South Dakota Morning are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Bee Gees who came here looking just for the lyrics to South Dakota Morning, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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