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Telstar Lyrics By The Tornadoes

    you counted 74 swans on the canal
    you counted 74 swans on the canal
    you were glad it was an even number
    everybody had another
    no one was facing this cold alone
    this cold alone cold alone cold alone
    they were gathered between s
    in the steely sunshine
    bookend by ice on either side
    here comes a pair on final approach
    wings like great white bellows
    gathering inward to land and it looks like grace
    looks like grace looks like grace
    you counted 74 swans on the canal
    you counted 74 swans on the canal
    you were glad it was an even number
    everybody had another
    no one was facing this cold alone
    i thought you were right there with me
    on my left side
    too eager to get where i’m going
    i left you behind
    but you were on the last watch
    the passing of the torch
    you counted 74 swans now there’s 75

    Artist: The Tornadoes

    Year: 1963

    Decade: 60s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 87