Re: Looking for author of "Magic"

Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 03:42:20 GMT
Newsgroups: rec.music.filk
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Here are three sites to look at. If you ever can't find a song or poem
with a rather generic title, try going to Google, and in quotations put
in one line of the song or verse lyric or chorus. I used one line of
the chorus that you provided to find serval sites. These three looked
to be the best bet.
http://www.arrowbear.com/magic.html
http://www.scoutscan.com/songs/m/msong005.html
http://stuorgs.lvc.edu/campusgs/gssongs.htm
Hope this hels some.
Rilla
Gunther Anderson wrote:
>
> Does anyone know who wrote the song _Magic_, the lyrics of which I
> include below?
>
> This song appears to be a popular camp-fire song, though I'd never heard
> it myself. Must be a generational thing. I don't find an author on the
> various web pages that have the lyrics, and I was wondering if anyone
> here know either who wrote it or who may have recorded it.
> Unfortunately the title (supposed title, anyway) is too generic to make
> searching an on-line record store or performing rights society terribly
> useful.
>
> I originally posted this to alt.music.lyrics, where they're generally
> pretty good at this sort of thing, and later to rec.music.folk which
> might have had campfire singres, but no luck. Then a friend reminded me
> that the filk community might have run into it. Any takers?
>
> _Magic_
>
> When I was young I thought the stars were made for wishing on
> And every hole deep in a tree might hide a leprechaun
> Old houses all had secret rooms, if you could find the key
> I do believe in magic, I believe.
>
> Refrain: Magic is the sun that makes a rainbow out of rain
> Magic keeps the dream alive to try and try again
> Magic is the love that stays when good friends have to leave
> I do believe in magic, I believe
>
> Growing up the grown-ups said someday I'd wake to find
> That magic's just a childhood dream I'd have to leave behind
> Like clothes that would no longer fit and toys that I'd ignore
> I'd not believe in magic anymore
>
> Refrain
>
> Now that I am grown I found that much to my surprise
> Magic did not fade away, it took a new disguise
> A child, a friend, a smile, a song, the courage to stand tall
> I do believe in magic, after all
>
> Final refrain, replace the last line with:
>
> I do believe in magic. Love's the greatest magic
> I do believe in magic, I believe