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There Is A Mountain Lyrics

Artist: Donovan

THERE IS A MOUNTAIN
Donovan

The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is.
The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
The caterpillar sheds his skin to find a butterfly within.
Caterpillar sheds his skin to find a butterfly within.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain.
Oh Wanita, oh Wanita, oh Wanita, I call your name.
Oh, the snow will be a blinding sight to see as it lies on yonder hillside.
The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is.
The lock upon my garden gate's a snail, that's what it is.
Caterpillar sheds his skin to find a butterfly within.
Caterpillar sheds his skin to find a butterfly within.
Ah, my-my.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.
First there is a mountain

Comments/Interpretations
by s-money on 6/9/2008 10:43pm fuck this song
by Ringo-Dingo on 6/18/2008 8:16pm Now,That's not a very nice comment, It a very cool little nonsenseical ditty
by Debbie on 6/19/2008 7:02pm Like this song.. but love "I love my shirt"!!
by erin on 6/19/2008 9:53pm this song has been stuck in my head for weeks.
by Donovan on 6/23/2008 10:24pm Gayest, worstest, most horriblest song ever.
by Donovanlicksballs on 6/25/2008 8:44pm this is song is the dumbest crap i have ever heard in my life, sounds like it was written by someone with no skill/brains and deserves nothing less than execution for this abomination. im glad i found somewhere i can say my 2 cents about how stupid this song really is
by gus on 6/26/2008 5:36am I like this song when I'm on...certain synthetics. Very enjoyable.
by ashleyman on 6/28/2008 2:21pm so... there's a butterfly WITHIN the catapillar???
by Sharon on 7/3/2008 11:47am Ah, this is a koan, a little paradox.
by Jennifer on 7/6/2008 12:04am Donovan would never say "worstest, most horriblest". Obviously his use of English is MUCH more sophisticated than that! "There is A Mountain" is a beautiful song.
by Jonny V on 7/6/2008 6:04pm The best version of this song is the Dub Reggae version performed by The Long Beach Dub All Stars with The Wailing Souls
by katrina on 7/9/2008 12:34am I don't really see how you could hate this song. There isn't anything offensive about it. I can see disliking it though... But Personally I love this song
by zoe on 7/10/2008 10:56pm get high, the song's great
by me on 7/12/2008 12:30am how high was he?
by LOVE MY PeEpS on 7/15/2008 8:45pm THIS SONG IS A COMERCIAL AND IT ALWAYS GETS STUCK IN MY HEAD. I HATE THIS SONG
by First there is a bad song on 7/16/2008 3:43am That stupid song is a reminder that the old songs really aren't always the best
by UpWithDrugs on 7/16/2008 6:05pm It isn't supposed to be anything profound... It's a GREAT drug song... Listen to it when you're totally fucked up, and it will make a lot more sense... Anyone who hates it just isn't doing enough good drugs...
by melchizedek jenkinz on 7/17/2008 9:47am ...this song is stuck in my head too. eye had to do some research to find out what it really is. eye saw it / rather heard it on some car commercial. eye don't think that eye like or dislike it. itz super catchy. never even heard of Don O Van b4. and eye didn't know that it was anything but a commercial song. hmmm.
by poet on 7/19/2008 3:41pm Think of it as a living landscape. That's exactly how the mountains in the Rockies strike you if you let them into your heart of hearts.
by Normaleenot on 7/20/2008 10:57am Its Chan, classic Buddhism double negation and use of paradox. 'All speeches and teachings are just like curing illness. Because there are different kinds of illness, we use different medicines. Therefore sometimes we say, "There is Buddha", and sometimes we say "There is no Buddha"... Prescriptions are different. We should never have any restriction and fixation.' (Baizhang Huaihai)
by Confused on 7/21/2008 2:00am So is there a mountain or isn't there?
by Dazed on 7/30/2008 7:24pm It's "Juanita" not "Wanita" (duh)
by This song on 7/31/2008 6:21pm This song blows goats
by Stillliving on 8/1/2008 6:48pm You should have been alive back then to argue with the rest of us about Donovan's stuff. Would have loved to have you! So many of my friends didn't make it this far.
by djembo on 8/2/2008 1:21pm Great song! Listen to the Allman Brothers' "Mountain Jam," based on this number, for a great lesson on how to take a simple melodic figure and turn it into the theme for an improvisation of symphonic proportions. Also, you don't have to be fucked up on drugs to be entranced by sitting on a mountainside and watching the clouds come back and forth between you and the mountains you're facing. (But, depending on the drug of choice, it can add to the experience!)
by Mrs. literature teacher on 8/2/2008 7:12pm This song is a literary allusion to the Bible. Christ was speaking to his apostles when explaining that if they but had the faith of a mustard seed, they could say to the mountain, "Move over there" and it would. Christ was talking about the strength of the mustard plant, though, and not the size of the seed. Strong faith moves mountains. It's been stuck in my head all day too. But now at least, maybe you'll enjoy the song more. Even the impossible becomes possible with enough faith.
by cassue on 8/2/2008 9:36pm this song makes me laugh :]
by Juan Wan on 8/7/2008 10:25am Wanita, Juanita. Who is she?
by Zen Master on 8/21/2008 4:06pm >So is there a mountain or isn't there?< Yes.
by Harp on 8/22/2008 2:35pm well, first off, these lyrics are all wrong. It goes, "Look upon my garden, it's a snail. That's what it is." and it's spelled Juanita. I think it's about the buddhist or hindu philosophies that "everything changes." He's speaking about the impermanence of everything - from something as small as a caterpillar to as big as a mountain. That, no matter the size of something in this universe, it is all subject to the will of time.
by ShopRite Clerk on 8/22/2008 5:23pm This stupid song plays every day at the grocery store I work in, and there is no song that I detest more. It is the most ridiculous song with the worst melody, and the most idiotic lyrics I have ever heard. Multiply that by the fact that I have had to listen to it almost every day for the past eight years and you could see how I've built up a nasty hatred for this song!
by Dr. Name on 9/19/2008 8:05pm Oh come on, gotta love this song. Mainly because it makes no sense

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