Headquarters

Early Morning Blues and Greens

(Diane Hildebrand/Jack Keller)

Lead Vocals: Davy Jones

Recorded At: RCA Victor Studio C, Hollywood

Date: March 22, 1967

"Early Morning Blues And Greens" was written By Diane Hildebrand (who would go on to co-write "Goin' Down" and "Merry-Go-Round") and Jack Keller (who wrote "Your Auntie Grizelda"). Originally intended as a duet between Davy and Peter, the finished version only features Davy.

On CD:
Headquarters (1995), Rhino Records R2 71792

Lyrics:

A distant night bird mocks the sun.

I wake as I have always done,

To freshly scented sycamore

And cold bare feet on hardwood floor.

My steaming coffee warms ny face

I'm diappointed in the taste.

But there's a peace the early brings

The morning world of growing things.

[Instrumental]

I feel the moments hurry on

It was today, it's died away,

And now it is forever gone.

And I will drink my coffee slow

And I will watch my shadow grow

And disappear in firelight

And sleep alone again tonight.