This song appears on seventeen albums, and was first released on the Windsong Album, and has also been released on Favourites, Greatest Hits Vol 2, Voice of America, John Denver (Italian), The Very Best of John Denver (Double CD), The Rocky Mountain Collection, The Country Roads Collection, Reflections and Country Classics Albums. Live versions appears on the Live In London, The Wildlife Concert and The Best of John Denver Live Albums. An updated studio version has been released on the Earth Songs, The Very Best of John Denver (Single CD), The John Denver Collection - Calypso and A Portrait Albums.
To sail on a dream on a crystal clear ocean
To ride on the crest of a wild raging storm
To work in the service of life and the living
In search of the answers to questions unknown
To be part of the movement and part of the growing
Part of beginning to understand
Aye, Calypso, the places you've been to
The things that you've shown us
The stories you tell
Aye, Calypso, I sing to your spirit
The men who have served you
So long and so well
Like the dolphin who guides you
You bring us beside you
To light up the darkness and show us the way
For though we are strangers in your silent world
To live on the land we must learn from the sea
To be true as the tide
And free as the wind-swell
Joyful and loving in letting it be
Aye, Calypso, the places you've been to
The things that you've shown us
The stories you tell
Aye, Calypso, I sing to your spirit
The men who have served you
So long and so well
Aye, Calypso, the places you've been to
The things that you've shown us
The stories you tell
Aye, Calypso, I sing to your spirit
The men who have served you
So long and so well
Words and music by John Denver
Calypso (03:36)
John Denver, Jaque Cousteu, Calypso
the fox and the hound movie has always made me cry :_( but its a good movie :) ,,,,, so is lady and the tramp
Author: Minimouse0012
2
Simply beautiful!! Very difficult to watch this hear these words - at the moment. Kathy was a good friend and I will always miss our talks!
Author: Earthlinked
3
thanks for sending me this beautiful song made my day!!!!!!!!!!!
Author: CEMINHA2009
4
i love this song it's a bit odd becouse i'm the only one in my class who knows who he is. exept my teacher, and she is like 50 years old
Author: ecila56
5
i cannot tell myself how much this cartoon were so.... worth to watched. can u tell me is there more of this cartoons? i have to watch back..again..memories... the song was the greatest..john was my idol. tx 4 posting
Author: AhZhi86Tyler
6
It's just hard because I got sad hearing the song for the first time when he showed me and told me "not to worry, it was not like it is happening anytime soon". I felt a bit silly because we were just playing around, but then it really DID happen and going through the real thing (hearing it because he had died) only hurt that much more and was confusing. I don't know why he ever showed me anyway, it was a morbid subject to talk about but more odd because it was right before he died...